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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES 


GENEALOGIES 


OF  THE 


LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES 


EDITED  BY 

JOHN  MERIWETHER  McALLISTER 
Atlanta,  Georgia 

AND 

LURA  BOULTON  TANDY 
Columbia,  Missouri 


PRINTED  BY 

E.  W.  STEPHENS  PUBLISHING  COMPANY 

CofumBio,  (njiBaoun 
1906 


Copyright  1906 

By  LURA  BOULTON  TANDY 


©ebtcaf  ton 


This  Volume  is  Dedicated 

TO  OUR  BELOVED  CHILDREN, 

Their  Descendants  and  Kindred. 

May  it  be  the  means  of  increasing  the  love  of  family,  of  stimulating  a  pride  in  remote 
ancestry  and  of  awakening  an  appreciation  of  the  value  of  perpetuating  family 
history  through  years  to  come.  Remembering  that  “A  good 
name  is  rather  to  be  chosen  than  great  riches,”  and  “How 
much  better  it  is  to  get  wisdom  than  gold;”  may 
it  strengthen  within  them  the  desire  to  leave 
upon  the  pages  of  history  an  esteemed 
and  honored  name,  is  the 
prayer  of  its 


AUTHORS. 


EXPLANATION. 


The  full-size  figures  preceding  a  name  in¬ 
dicate  the  number  of  the  generation;  the 
small  figures  indicate  the  number  in  the  fam¬ 
ily.  This  plan  could  not  be  followed  out 
uniformly  for  lack  of  data,  but  its  value  will 
be  apparent  to  those  interested  in  family 
history. 


INTRODUCTION. 


In  the  preparation  of  this  work  the  authors  have  had  the 
assistance  of  so  many  friends  who  take  a  general  interest  in  ge¬ 
nealogy  that  they  could  not  undertake  in  the  space  allotted  to 
them  to  mention  the  names  of  a  tithe  of  them.  Conspicuous 
among  those,  however,  to  whom  their  sincere  thanks  are  due,  are 
Mr.  Thomas  M.  Green,  of  Danville,  Kentucky,  the  late  Henry 
Howell  Lewis,  of  Baltimore,  Dr.  Edmond  J.  Lee  of  Philadel¬ 
phia,  Dr.  James  A.  Dibrell,  of  Little  Rock,  Arkansas,  Mr.  Rob¬ 
ert  S.  Hatcher,  Lafayette,  Indiana,  the  late  Mrs.  Mary  Starling 
Payne,  of  Hopkinsville,  Kentucky,  and  Mrs.  Sarah  T.  L.  Ander¬ 
son  of  Ivy  Depot,  Virginia,  also  her  brother  R.  L.  Scott  of 
T  exas. 

In  making  up  the  genealogies  of  the  different  families  whose 
names  appear  in  this  volume,  completeness  has  been  the  main 
object  in  view.  It  has  not,  of  course,  been  possible  to  entirely 
accomplish  this  object,  but  enough  has  been  given  to  enable  any 
one  interested  to  supply  the  missing  links  and  thus  connect  the 
different  parts  which  may  become  apparent  in  any  broken  chain. 
At  the  outset  it  was  the  design  of  the  authors  to  prepare  a  his¬ 
tory  exclusively  for  their  children,  but  as  usual  in  such  cases  the 
work  has  far  outgrown  the  original  design.  While  it  is  true  that 
no  name  has  been  included  in  this  volume,  the  bearers  of  which 
are  not  related  in  some  degree  of  consanguinity  to  the  children  of 
the  authors,  it  has  been  found  necessary  to  include  even  the  very 
remote,  in  order  to  even  approximate  the  completeness  which  was 
desired  in  the  general  scope  of  the  work.  While  it  may  be 

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charged  that  in  this  the  writers  were  actuated  by  selfish  motives, 
it  may  also  be  replied  that  it  was  a  selfishness  prompted  not  by 
pecuniary  gain,  but  a  pardonable  pride,  in  which  every  descend¬ 
ant  of  every  name  contained  in  the  book  is  entitled  to  a  full 
share. 

This  is  strictly  a  work  of  genealogy,  and  is  in  no  sense  in¬ 
tended  to  trench  on  the  field  properly  belonging  to  the  biogra¬ 
pher.  Where  sketches  of  individuals  appear,  the  author’s  aim  has 
been  to  connect  the  person  alluded  to  with  contemporaneous  his¬ 
tory.  In  a  few  instances  more  extended  notices  have  been  given 
of  individuals  whose  lives  have  been  intimately  associated  with 
the  upbuilding  of  the  country  and  whose  deeds  have  contributed 
to  her  greatness. 

It  is  not  to  be  supposed  that  in  the  preparation  of  a  fam¬ 
ily  history  embracing  many  names,  extending  through  several 
hundred  years  and  covering  from  seven  to  eleven  generations,  the 
writers  claim  to  set  forth  an  unbroken  line  of  heroes,  statesmen, 
saints  and  sages,  superior  to  any  families  that  have  existed  in 
this  or  any  other  country.  On  tiie  contrary,  all  that  is  claimed 
for  this  volume  is  that  some  of  those  whom  it  mentions  have 
left  their  impress  upon  the  times  in  which  they  lived.  Others, 
disregarding  tradition,  end  failing  to  avail  themselves  of  ances¬ 
tral  advantages,  have  illustrated  the  irrevocable  law  of  cause 
and  effect  and  passed  out  of  view. 

Every  source  has  been  exhausted  to  obtain  all  available  in¬ 
formation.  Libraries  have  been  ransacked,  records  have  been 
overhauled;  deeds,  marriage  certificates,  church  registers  and 
tombstones,  grown  gray  with  centuries  of  age,  all  have  been 
brought  into  requisition. 

It  may  be  proper  to  add  that  this  has  been  a  labor  of  love. 


LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


both  for  the  work  itself  and  for  those  who  will  be  benefited  by 
it.  Having  spent  years  of  labor  and  much  money,  and  having 
traveled  hundreds  of  miles  in  seal  eh  of  information,  we  bequeath 
our  work,  incomplete  as  it  is,  to  posterity  with  a  hope  that  some 
other  lover  of  genealogy  may  take  it  up  wdiere  we  have  left 
off,  remedy  our  errors  and  complete  what  we  have  left  undone. 

The  American  people  have  neglected  nothing  so  much  as 
family  history,  and  it  is  only  after  one  hundred  years  of  national 
existence  that  we  have  waked  up  to  a  realization  of  a  failure 
to  retain  our  identity.  With  the  close  of  the  Revolution  which 
resulted  in  our  independence,  this  great  boon  having  been  ob¬ 
tained  at  the  cost  of  every  conceivable  sacrifice,  we  were  nat¬ 
urally  carried  away  with  the  idea  of  freedom.  The  victory  to 
our  arms  had  not  been  achieved  by  any  one  class,  nor  had  ques¬ 
tions  of  ancestral  precedence  played  any  part  in  the  struggle. 
All  classes  and  conditions  in  whose  veins  coursed  patriotic  blood 
had  stood  shoulder  to  shoulder  against  a  common  foe,  and  these 
old  heroes,  seeking  no  distinction  the  one  over  the  other,  allowed 
their  family  histories  to  be  swallowed  up  for  the  time  in  the 
national  glory.  This  feeling,  very  natural  and  proper  under  the 
circumstances  which  gave  rise  to  it,  would  not,  however, 
have  predominated  had  not  other  causes  arisen  which  conspired 
to  cast  odium  upon  American  heraldry.  A  very  considerable 
Tory  element  remained  in  the  country  after  the  war  was  over, 
while  there  were  others  who  did  not  rise  to  the  standard  of  the 
Tories,  having  taken  no  part  in  the  politics  of  the  country  or  ex¬ 
posed  themselves  to  the  dangers  and  hardships  of  war.  Still 
another  and  lower  class,  who  had  neither  ancestral  nor  individ¬ 
ual  standing,  had  prospered  and  become  prominent  under  the 
liberal  opportunities  afforded  by  the  new  government.  These 

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three  classes  made  up  a  large  proportion  of  the  population  and 
had  no  sentiments  in  common  with  the  patriot  element,  and 
by  the  time  the  second  generation  had  come  upon  the  stage  of 
action,  the  term  “first  families”  had  become  one  of  reproach 
instead  of  distinction,  and  any  attempt  to  trace  an  ancestry  or 
erect  a  family  tree  was  held  up  to  derision  and  laughed  to 
scorn. 

The  fact  that  one  family  chooses,  for  reasons  satisfactory 
to  itself,  not  to  write  its  history,  or  that  another  family  has 
no  history  to  write,  is  no  reason  why  family  history  should  not 
be  written.  Families  make  up  nations  and  a  history  is  as  im¬ 
portant  to  one  as  the  other.  A  nation  of  families  who  have  no 
histories  is  without  material  for  a  national  history.  It  is  not 
national  history  that  makes  great  names.  But  names  who  have 
performed  great  deeds  and  thus  established  historic  families 
make  a  nation  great  and  give  it  a  history.  The  names  which  go 
to  make  up  this  history  are  so  closely  interwoven  with  the  his¬ 
tory  of  the  country  that  it  is  impossible  to  trace  their  genealogy 
without  interspersing  many  historical  events  of  national  interest. 

Several  of  the  families  date  back  to  a  very  early  period 
in  English  history,  and  some  were  quite  well  established  in 
France  before  coming  to  England,  but  only  such  reference  will 
be  made  to  these  families  prior  to  their  coming  to  America  as 
will  be  necessary  to  trace  their  line  of  descent. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Hayden,  in  his  “Virginia  Genealogies,”  ar¬ 
gues  in  his  article  on  descent  that  the  most  prominent  Virginia 
families  are  not  able  to  trace  their  descent  beyond  the  fifteenth 
century,  and  asserts  that  neither  George  Washington  nor  Gen¬ 
eral  Robert  E.  Lee  knew  anything,  save  by  tradition,  of  the 
immediate  line  of  their  English  descent. 

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It  is  known  that  the  name  of  Lee  was  interwoven  with  the 
history  of  England  since  the  days  of  William  the  Conqueror, 
1066,  although  Dr.  Edmond  J.  Lee,  in  his  “Lee  of  Virginia,” 
ignoring  current  and  authentic  history  and  recognizing  nothing 
but  the  public  records,  does  not  bring  the  name  down  from  that 
period.  It  is  well  known  that  the  first  Richard  Lee  of  Ameri¬ 
can  history  brought  his  lineage  with  him  when  he  came  to  Amer¬ 
ica.  That  many  lost  sight  of  the  lineage  in  the  lapse  of  gen¬ 
erations  is  not  denied,  but  the  history  was  preserved  neverthe¬ 
less. 

While  there  are  very  few  families  who  can  trace  their  de¬ 
scent  with  equal  certainty  from  so  remote  a  period  as  that  of 
Lee,  yet  there  are  others  who  have  no  trouble  in  tracing  their 
lineage  much  further  back  than  that  of  the  fifteenth  century. 
The  Bruce  family  of  Virginia,  and  other  American  names  de¬ 
scending  from  and  connected  with  them,  trace  their  Scotch  de> 
scent  from  the  eleventh  century,  and  the  same  may  be  said  of 
some  of  the  families  of  this  volume. 

Trusting -to  the  charity  of  indulgent  friends  and  the  mag¬ 
nanimity  of  the  reading  public,  this  volume  is  given  to  the  nu¬ 
merous  descendants  of  the  nam^s  of  which  it  treats,  with  a  full 
knowledge  of  its  imperfections  but  in  the  confident  belief  that 
the  original  information,  heretofore  unpublished,  will  compen¬ 
sate  to  a  large  extent  for  its  shortcomings. 

The  Authors. 


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This  is  one  of  the  oldest  names  in  English  history  and  one 
of  the  most  numerous  and  distinguished  in  American  history.  It 
is  claimed  by  many  reputable  genealogists  that  the  name  was 
originally  spelled  “Louis,”  and  was  known  in  France  as  early 
as  the  eighth  century,  when  that  country  was  an  integral  part 
of  the  Roman  Empire.  Louis  I,  born  778,  came  to  the  throne 
upon  the  death  of  his  father,  Charlemagne,  in  the  year  814,  and 
his  son,  Louis,  upon  the  dismemberment  of  the  empire,  A.  D. 
817,  became  king  of  Bavaria  and  other  German  provinces.  These 
facts  show  that  the  surname  was  well  known  at  this  early  period 
of  European  history,  and  a  ta  later  period  genealogy  proves  that 
it  became  one  of  the  most  numerous  and  distinguished  of  fam¬ 
ily  names  in  France  and  England.  It  is  a  favorite  past  time  with 
many  genealogists  to  attempt  to  prove  that  all  of  the  Lewis 
name  in  America  descended  from  one  common  stock  of  Hugue¬ 
not  refugees  who  fled  from  France  on  the  revocation  of  the 
“Edict  of  Nantes”  in  1685,  that  three  brothers  fled  to  Eng¬ 
land,  and  that  from  these  the  American  supply  was  furnished; 
but  the  records  show  that  in  many  of  the  counties  of  England 
there  were  any  number  of  the  name  to  be  found  several  centu¬ 
ries  before  this  event,  and,  indeed,  there  were  numbers  of  them 
in  Virginia  previous  to  this  time. 

There  is  ample  proof,  however,  that  Louis  of  France  and 
Lewis  of  England  are  identical.  It  is  equally  true  that  many  of 
the  former  name  fled  from  France  to  England  upon  the  revo¬ 
cation  of  the  “Edict  of  Nantes.”  It  is  also  well  known  that 
the  Huguenot  refugees  who  spelled  the  name  “Louis”  in  France, 
adopted  the  English  spelling  as  soon  as  they  crossed  the  chan¬ 
nel;  and  as  the  name  was  known  in  France  centuries  before  it 
appeared  in  England,  it  is  an  accepted  proposition  that  the  fam¬ 
ily  name,  regardless  of  its  spelling,  was  originally  French. 

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It  is  not  claimed  that  the  Lewis  families  of  America,  or  any 
one  of  them,  are  of  royal  descent.  The  fact  that  Charlemagne 
named  his  son  Louis,  and  that  several  centuries  afterwards 
some  of  the  name  crossed  to  England  and  called  themselves  Lew¬ 
is,  does  not  prove  that  they  were  descended  directly  or  collater¬ 
ally  from  Charlemagne,  nor  does  the  fact  that  an  exuberant  au¬ 
thor  with  a  vivid  imagination  runs  through  twenty  generations 
and  about  six  hundred  years  of  English  history  from  Alfred  the 
Great  to  Robert  Reade  without  a  single  specific  record  refer¬ 
ence  or  historical  citation,  prove  that  the  descendants  of  Robert 
Reade  were  of  royal  descent;  but  these  and  kindred  incidents 
do  show  that  wherever  found,  whether  on  the  banks  of  the  Tiber 
or  Seine,  the  Thames,  the  Shannon  or  the.  James,  they  were  the 
peers  of  royalty  and  the  leaders  of  men,  and  the  sequel  shows 
that  when  they  were  transferred  to  a  free  soil  and  were  permit¬ 
ted  to  breathe  a  free  atmosphere,  they  became  the  foremost 
champions  of  human  liberty.  Mr.  Hayden  copies  from  the 
pen  of  Mr.  John  Lewis  of  Llangollen,  Spottsylvania  county, 
Virginia,  the  early  history  of  the  Lewis  family.  Of  the  three 
brothers,  heads  of  the  respective  Lewis  lines  in  Virginia,  he 
brings  Zachary  to  Virginia  as  a  pioneer  of  the  family  in  1692, 
and  adds  that  his  brother,  from  whom  the  nephews  of  Washing¬ 
ton  descended,  having  favorable  accounts  from  him,  came  to  Vir¬ 
ginia  also,  and  settled  on  the  Rappahannock,  when  in  fact  Gen¬ 
eral  Robert  Lewis  from  whom  Washington’s  nephews  descended, 
came  to  Virginia  in  1635  more  than  forty  years  before  Zachary 
came,  and  indeed,  before  Zachary  was  born.  In  the  attempt  of 
Mr.  William  Terrell  Lewis  to  account  for  the  early  history  of 
the  Lewis  family,  Mr.  I.ewis  is  more  extravagant  than  most  ge¬ 
nealogists.  He  provides  us  with  four  brothers,  but  disposes  of 
one  of  them  by  sending  him  to  Portugal,  thus  leaving  three  as 
founders  of  the  Virginia  family.  On  the  ninth  page  of  his  book, 
quoting  from  “Washington  and  his  Generals,”  by  Lippincott, 
he  says:  “Andrew  Lewis,  son  of  a  gentleman  who  came  to  Vir¬ 
ginia  from  Ireland,  whither  a  Huguenot  ancestor  had  fled  from 


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France  upon  the  revocation  of  the  Edict  of  Nantes,  settled 
in  Augusta  county,  Virginia,”  etc. ;  when  in  fact  General  Robert 
Lewis,  one  of  the  alleged  brothers  of  this  Huguenot  ancestor, 
who  he  says  fled  at  the  same  time,  was  in  Virginia  fifty  years 
prior  to  the  event  referred  to. 

The  name  of  Louis  in  continental  Europe  and  Lewis  in  Eng¬ 
land  is  too  old  and  too  numerous  to  be  traced  to  a  common  ori¬ 
gin.  The  name  doubtless  had  a  common  origin,  but  it  would  be 
folly  to  undertake  to  tiace  it.  Indeed,  the  name  Lewis  is  too 
numerous  in  America,  too  widely  diffused  and  traceable  to  too 
many  different  sources  to  admit  of  the  “three-brothers”  theory. 

It  is  not  known  how  many  distinct  branches  of  the  Lewis 
family  there  are  in  America.  For  several  centuries  previous  to 
the  settlement  of  this  country,  the  name  of  Lewis  was  as  numer¬ 
ous  by  comparison  in  Wales  as  that  of  Smith  in  America  to-day, 
and  in  every  portion  of  the  country  are  to  be  found  distinct 
branches  that  run  back  to  a  period  so  remote  as  to  render  reliable 
trace  impossible.  Francis  Lewis,  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Dec¬ 
laration  of  Independence,  was  from  New  York,  while  Ellis  Lew¬ 
is,  an  eminent  jurist,  was  of  Pennsylvania.  Every  portion  of 
New  England  has  its  representative  Lewis  families,  all  of  them 
of  Welsh  origin,  but  traceable  to  different  sources.  These 
pages,  however,  will  be  confined  to  the  Lewis  families  of  Vir¬ 
ginia,  which  embrace  five  distinct  branches,  between  whom  there 
is  no  traceable  relation.  These  branches  may  be  considered  un¬ 
der  their  respective  heads,  as  follows;  General  Robert  Lewis,  of 
Wales,  who  settled  in  Gloucester  county,  Virginia,  in  1635;  John 
Lewis,  also  of  Wales,  who  settled  in  Flenrico  county,  Virginia, 
in  1660;  John  Lewis,  also  of  Wales,  who  settled  in  Hanover 
county  in  1675;  Zachary  Lewis,  also  of  Wales,  who  settled  in 
Middlesex  county,  Virginia,  1692;  and  John  Lewis  from  Don¬ 
egal  county,  Ireland,  who  settled  in  Augusta  county,  1732. 


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GENERAL  ROBERT  LEWIS. 

General  Robert  Lewis,  the  first  of  the  name  in  America 
known  to  history  or  genealogjr  was  a  native  of  Brecon,  Wales. 
Together  with  his  wife,  Elizabeth,  he  sailed  from  Gravesend, 
England,  April,  1635.  f,o  much  has  been  assented  and  denied 
concerning  this  ancestor  that  the  very  mention  of  his  name  in¬ 
vites  criticism.  It  may  be  that  too  much  has  been  claimed  for 
him,  and  that  these  claims  have  given  rise  to  adverse  criticisms. 
However  this  may  be,  whatever  the  claims  may  have  been  that 
have  aroused  the  swarm  of  critics  into  action,  certain  it  is  that 
they  have  denied  every  claim  that  has  ever  been  made,  and  do  not 
hesitate  even  to  deny  his  existence.  In  the  “William  and  Mary 
Quarterly”  for  January  and  April,  1901,  it  was  boldly  assumed 
that  no  such  person  had  ever  existed,  and  that  General  Robert 
Lewis  was  simply  a  “traditional  myth.” 

The  history  of  General  Robert  Lewis,  however,  was  not  al¬ 
lowed  to  become  extinct  in  consequence  of  the  destruction  of  the 
records,  but  was  preserved  by  Captain  Henry  Howell  Lewis, 
Thomas  Warring  Lewis,  and  others  with  the  assistance  of  data 
furnished  by  their  immediate  ancestors;  so  what  we  have  of  this 
ancestor  of  the  Lewis  family  is  not  tradition,  but  a  revival  and 
perpetuation  of  the  records. 

The  controversy  between  Mr.  Tyler,  Mr.  Stanard  and  J. 
M.  McAllister  upon  the  early  history  of  Gen.  Robert  Lewis  will 
be  found  published  in  full  in  the  second  volume  of  the  “Histori¬ 
cal  Collections  of  the  Joseph  Habersham  Chapter,  Daughters 
American  Revolution,”  cn  file  in  the  Carnegie  Library,  Atlanta, 
Georgia. 

According  to  Mr.  Henry  Howell  Lewis  of  Baltimore,  who 
devoted  years  of  his  life  to  the  pursuit  of  his  family  history  both 
in  England  and  in  America,  General  Lewis,  witli  his  wife,  Eliz¬ 
abeth,  sailed  from  Gravesend,  England,  and  settled  in  Glouces¬ 
ter  county,  Virginia.  The  maiden  name  of  his  Wife  is  not  known 
and  his  descendants  have  been  unable  to  trace  it  in  England. 
We  refer  to  him  in  these  pages  as  General  Robert  Lewis  upon 
the  authority  of  Bishop  Meade  and  others  who  speak  of  him  as 

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being  favorably  known  to  English  history  and  having  held  a  com¬ 
mission  in  the  British  army,  and  his  standing  at  home  may  be 
inferred  from  the  fact  that,  according  to  the  same  authority,  he 
brought  with  him  a  grant  from  the  crown  of  33,333  1-3  acres 
of  land  which  was  located  in  that  portion  of  York  county  which 
is  now  included  in  the  county  of  Gloucester.  According  to  Mr. 
Thomas  M.  Green  of  Danville,  Kentucky,  who  is  most  eminent 
authority  on  all  genealogical  subjects,  General  Lewis  died  about 
l()d5,  and  previous  to  lt>50  his  widow  married  Major  Longley 
or  Langley.  Mr.  Henry  Howell  Lewis  further  states  that  Rob¬ 
ert  Lewis  had  two  sons,  William  Lewis,  and  John  Lewis;  that 
William  Lewis  died  without  issue,  and  that  John  Lewis  married 
Isabella  Warner,  and  built  Warner  Hall  on  the  Severn  river, 
which  enters  into  Mob  Jack  bay,  near  the  mouth  of  the  York. 
“Their  tombs  are  there.  I  have  seen  them.  It  is  to  be  supposed 
that  their  father  and  mother  lie  there  also,  as  the  cemetery  is  large 
and  has  many  tombs  and  slabs.  These  are  facts  from  the  tombs 
and  church  records.  What  more  can  we  desire.” 

It  is  evident  that  Mr.  Lewis,  in  speaking  of  the  numerous 
tombs  and  slabs  at  Warner  Hall,  refers  to  those  that  have  be¬ 
come  defaced  and  illegible  from  age,  and  doubtless  the  tombs 
of  Robert  Lewis  and  his  wife  are  among  those.  It  is  a  note¬ 
worthy  fact  that  he  says  that,  “these  facts  are  taken  from  the 

tombs  and  church  records.”  He  asserts  that  John  Lewis,  who 
married  Isabella  Warner,  was  buried  at  Warner  Hall,  that  he 

saw  the  tomb  and  that  he  was  the  son  of  Robert  Lewis,  the  em¬ 

igrant.  “What  more  can  be  desired.”  No  reputable  authority 
has  been  known  to  question  the  authenticity  of  Mr.  Lewis’  state¬ 
ments.  Mr.  Tyler  and  Mr.  Stanard  in  their  controversy  with  Mr. 
McAllister,  insisted  that  what  Mr.  Lewis  said  was  tradition.  Mr. 
Lewis,  however,  emphatically  asserts  that  his  statements  were 
facts  taken  from  the  tombs  and  church  record.  Both  high  char¬ 
acter  and  the  thoroughness  of  his  research  have  given  currency 
to  any  utterance  that  he  might  make  on  the  subject. 

It  is  claimed  that  Robert  Lewis  was  the  son  of  Sir  Edward 
Lewis  of  a  noble  line  of  ancestry,  and  Mr.  Henry  Howell  Lewis 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


is  quoted  as  authority;  but  this  is  not  considered  authentic, 

though  it  may  be  true.  Mr.  Lewis  never  at  any  time  intimated 

to  the  authors  that  he  had  succeeded  in  establishing  the  English 
line  of  General  Lewis  from  the  records,  although  generally  ac¬ 
cepted  tradition  goes  far  to  establish  this  theory. 

In  addition  to  the  statement  of  Mr.  Henry  Howell  Lewis 
in  regard  to  the  identity  of  John  Lewis,  who  married  Isabella 
Warner,  we  have  the  authority  of  Mr.  Thomas  M.  Green  of  Dan¬ 
ville,  Kentucky,  who  furnishes  the  most  unquestioned  record 
proof,  and  leaves  no  room  to  doubt  that  this  John  Lewis  was  the 
son  of  Robert  the  emigrant.  Mr.  Green  cites  Henning’s  Stat¬ 
utes  at  Large,  1769  and  at  other  times,  with  reference  to  en¬ 

tailed  estates.  These  statutes  show  that  entailed  estates  in 
New  Kent  and  Hanover  counties,  settled  upon  William  Lewis 
by  his  father,  reverted  to  the  descendants  of  John  Lewis  who 
married  Isabella  Warner,  William  Lewis  having  died  without 
issue.  These  statutes  further  prove  that  General  Rob¬ 
ert  Lewis  had  two  sons,  only  one  of  whom  left  issue,  William 
Lewis  as  is  shown  above  having  died  without  issue,  and  his  es¬ 
tates  having  reverted  to  the  descendants  of  his  only  brother;  and 
John  Lewis  the  survivor,  having  married  Isabella  Warner  built 
Warner  Hall. 


2  THE  FIRST  JOHN  LEWIS. 

This  member  of  the  Lewis  family  was  the  second  son  of 
General  Robert  Lewis  of  Brecon,  Wales,  born  about  ldlO.  He 
married  Isabella  Warner  and  built  Warner  Hall  on  the  Severn 
river  in  Gloucester  county,  Virginia.  Mr.  William  Terrell  Lew¬ 
is,  author  of  “Genealogies  of  Lewis  family,”  gets  the  Warner 
Hall  line  very  much  confused.  Mr.  Lewis  himself  is  a  descend¬ 
ant  of  John  Lewis  of  Hanover  who  came  to  Virginia  about  1675. 
Three-fourths  of  his  book  is  devoted  to  genealogies  of  this  line, 
on  which  he  is  undoubted  authority,  but  on  other  lines  he  has 
been  doubtless  misled  by  unfounded  traditions.  These  genealo¬ 
gies  make  William  Lewis  the  father  of  Charles  Lewis,  of  the 
Byrd,  who  married  Mary  Howell,  and  hence  the  ancestor  of  a 
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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


numerous  line  of  descendants;  while  Hennings  s  Statutes  at 
Large  show  conclusively  that  William  Lewis,  the  son  of  Robert 
the  Welshman,  died  without  issue. 

The  John  Lewis  we  now  have  under  consideration  was  the 
sole  survivor  of  his  family,  so  far  as  we  have  any  account.  He 
married  Isabella  Warner,  daughter  of  Captain  Augustine  War¬ 
ner  of  the  British  army,  and  sister  of  Speaker  Augustine  War¬ 
ner.  It  has  been  claimed  by  some  genealogists  that  this  John 
Lewis  was  born  in  England  and  that  he  married  there,  but  all  of 
the  circumstances  and  data  go  to  prove  that  he  was  born  several 
years  after  his  father  came  to  America,  and  that  his  wife’s  par¬ 
ents  were  in  Virginia  long  before  he  was  married,  and,  indeed, 
before  either  he  or  his  wife  were  born.  The  exact  date  of  the 
arrival  in  Virginia  of  Captain  Augustine  Warner  of  the  British 
army  is  not  known.  The  first  that  is  definitely  known  of  him 
in  the  colony,  is  the  registry  of  his  son  Augustine  when  he  en¬ 
tered  the  “Merchant’s  Tailors  School”  in  London,  in  which  he 
stated  that  he  was  born  in  Virginia  in  1642.  The  first  appear¬ 
ance  of  Captain  Augustine  Warner  on  the  Virginia  records  is 
the  entry  of  a  tract  of  2,500  acres  of  land,  in  connection  with 
his  wife  Mary,  about  the  branches  of  old  Cheese  Cake  Town, 
south  side  of  the  Piankitank  river,  October  26,  1652,  and  his 
name  first  appears  as  burgess  from  York  in  the  same  year. 

From  the  fact  that  Augustine  Warner,  Sr.,  and  his  wife, 
and  Speaker  Augustine  Warner,  were  buried  at  Warner  Hall, 
and  their  tombs  were  marked  1662,  1674,  16S1,  respectively, 
and  that  of  General  Robert  Lewis  cannot  be  located,  it  has  been 
insisted  by  the  school  of  chronic  objectors  that  the  Warner  Hall 
property  belonged  to  the  Warner  and  not  to  the  Lewis  family. 
Several  facts  stand  forth  prominently,  however,  which  preclude 
the  possibility  of  any  such  contention  being  successfully  made. 
General  Robert  Lewis  died  about  1645  while  Speaker  Augustine 
Warner  did  not  die  until  1681.  Mr.  Henry  Howell  Lewis  tells 
us  that  there  are  numerous  slabs  that  could  not  be  deciphered 
on  account  of  age  and  that  doubtless  the  tomb  of  Robert  Lewis 
was  among  them.  He  tells  us  further  that  Robert  Lewis  set¬ 
tled  on  the  Severn  and  that  John  Lewis  built  Warner  Hall  on 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


the  same  river.  Thus  we  have  the  location  of  the  estate  of  Rob¬ 
ert  Lewis  settled,  and  we  find  that  Warner  Hall  was  built  upon 
this  property.  The  first  record  evidence  that  we  have  of  the 
presence  of  Augustine  Warner,  Sr.,  in  Virginia  is  the  entry  of 
the  tract  of  land  above  referred  to  at  Cheese  Cake  Town,  south 
side  of  Piankitank  river,  October  26,  1652.  Thus  we  have  rec¬ 
ord  evidence  of  the  Warner  homestead  fifteen  or  twenty  miles 
northwest  of  Warner  Hall.  In  confirmation  of  this  fact,  the 
epitaph  of  Elizabeth  Warner  Lewis  states  that  she  was  born  at 
Cheese  Cake,  the  name  of  the  Warner  homestead  November  24, 
1672.  So  that,  taking  it  for  granted  that  Elizabeth  Warner  was 
born  at  home,  there  can  be ’no  question  as  to  the  homestead  of 
the  two  families.  There  is  nothing  remarkable  about  the  elder 
Warners  being  buried  in  the  Lewis  burying  ground  when  it  is 
considered  that  their  oldest  daughter  had  married  John  Lewis 
about  1660.  Another  fact  which  goes  to  prove  that  this  was 
not  a  Warner  burying  ground  is  that  none  of  the  younger  War¬ 
ners  wTere  buried  there. 

Mrs.  Stubbs  of  New  Orleans,  author  of  “Early  Settlers  of 
Alabama,”  in  an  article  published  in  the  Joseph  Habersham 
column  of  the  Atlanta  Constitution,  June,  1902,  asserted 
that  the  Warner  Hall  property  was  patented  by  the  first  Augus¬ 
tine  Warner,  and  undertook  by  a  series  of  arguments  to  prove  her 
position.  It  is  clear  that  Mrs.  Stubbs  was  conscientious  in  her 
claims,  but  her  premises  being  erroneous,  all  that  followed  was 
simply  a  comedy  of  errors.  She  claimed  that  Augustine  War¬ 
ner  resided  within  the  bounds  of  Abingdon  Parish  and  that  he 
gave  a  communion  service  to  that  church;  and  as  Warner  Hall 
was  in  Abingdon  Parish  she  claimed  that  fact  settled  the  lo¬ 
cation  of  his  residence.  Bishop  Meade,  however,  asserts  that 
Augustine  Warner  lived  in  Pettsworth’s  Parish  and  gave  the 
communion  service  to  that  church,  and  this  parish  takes  in  the 
Cheese  Cake  and  Piankitank  territory.  Mrs.  Stubbs  endeavors 
to  reconcile  the  birth  of  Elizabeth  Warner  Lewis  at  Cheese  Cake 
by  saying  that  Speaker  Augustine  Warner  resided  for  a  time 
long  enough  for  Elizabeth  to  be  born,  on  lands  given  to  Speaker 

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Augustine.  Warner’s  wife  by  her  father,  George  Reade,  but  these 
lands  were  not  in  Abingdon  or  Pettsworth  parish,  but  as  shown 
by  Henning’s  Statutes,  were  in  the  Parish  of  Ware,  and  ac¬ 
cording  to  the  records  none  of  the  Warners  ever  resided  in  that 
Parish. 


READE  AND  WARNER. 

As  these  names  become  a  part  of  the  Lewis  history  at  this 
point,  they  will  be  noticed  briefly  before  going  farther  on  the 
main  line.  Mr.  Thomas  M.  Green  says:  “Among  others  of  the 
younger  sons  of  the  English  nobility  who  sought  to  improve 
their  fortunes  in  the  Colony  of  Virginia,  was  George  Reade, 
whose  sole  importance  to  history  consisted  in  the  fact  that  he 
was  one  of  the  first  ancestors  of  General  Washington  who  ven¬ 
tured  across  the  Atlantic,  and  it  was  from  him  that  the  first  and 
greatest  of  Americans  derived  his  given  name.” 

George  Reade  came  to  Virginia  about  1637.  He  was  sec¬ 
retary  of  the  colony  1637,  acting  governor  1638-9,  member  of 
House  of  Burgesses  from  James  City  1649,  and  for  York  1656, 
member  of  King’s  Council  from  1 657  until  his  death  1671. 
(Henning’s  Statutes  at  Large,  Vol.  I,  pp.  358,  414,  421,  429, 
432,  499,  505.)  He  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Colonel 
Nicholas  Martian  (pronounced  Marchen)  and  had  four  sons 
and  one  daughter.  This  Nicholas  Martian  was  evidently  a 
Frenchman,  as  his  name  would  indicate,  and  from  the  further 
fact  that  the  records  of  North  Hampton  county  show  that  he 
obtained  denization  papers  in  England  before  coming  to  Vir¬ 
ginia  which  would  not  have  been  the  case  if  he  had  been  an 
Englishman.  He  was  born  1591,  and  came  to  Virginia  about 
1620.  He  was  justice  of  York  county  from  1632  to  1657,  mem¬ 
ber  of  the  House  of  Burgesses  from  time  to  time,  as  shown  by 
Henning’s  Statutes,  Vol.  1,  pp.  129,  154,  179,  203.  His  will, 
dated  March,  1656,  and  proved  April  24,  1657,  is  on  record  in 
York  county,  and  divides  his  estate  between  his  three  daughters, 
Elizabeth,  wife  of  Colonel  George  Reade,  Mary,  wife  of  Colonel 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


Sarbrook,  and  Sarah,  wife  of  Captain  William  Fuller,  at  one 
time  governor  of  Maryland.  As  appears  from  the  will  of  Nich¬ 
olas  Martian,  he  left  no  son,  and  so  far  as  is  known  the  name 
has  become  extinct  or  fallen  into  obscurity. 

George  Reade,  who  married  Elizabeth  Martian,  as  has 
been  seen,  had  four  sons  and  one  daughter.  His  will  was  ad¬ 
mitted  to  probate  1671.  His  sons,  Robert,  Francis,  Benjamin 
and  Thomas,  were  the  respective  heads  of  numerous  families  of 
the  name,  and  from  the  Reades,  either  directly  or  through  the 
Warners,  have  descended  the  numerous  Roots  family,  Thomas 
Reade  Roots  being  a  combination  of  names  which  has  become 
stereotyped  in  many  households. 

Before  dismissing  George  Reade,  it  is  proper  that  we  should 
refer  briefly  to  his  English  history,  as  he  was  first  taken  up 
after  reaching  Virginia.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  all  of  the  names 
in  which  this  volume  will  deal  have  European  histories.  They 
are  strictly  historic  families,  but  they  came  to  America  to  make 
history  and  left  their  past  history  behind  them.  George  Reade 
is  no  exception  to  the  rule,  but  such  were  his  associations  that 
his  English  history  followed  him.  This  is  true  of  many  other 
names. 

The  first  clue  to  the  English  history  of  George  Reade  was 
the  fact,  shown  by  several  letters  in  the  first  volume  of  the  Eng¬ 
lish  Calendar  of  Colonial  Papers,  that  he  had  a  brother,  Robert 
Reade,  who  was  private  secretary  to  Sir  Francis  Winderbank, 
secretary  of  state  during  the  reign  of  Charles  I,  from  which  it 
was  ascertained  that  George  Reade  was  a  descendant  of  the 
Reades  of  Faccombe,  in  the  county  of  South  Hampton. 

Andrew  Reade  of  Faccombe,  was  born  about  1550.  His 
will  was  dated  October  16,  1619,  with  a  codicil  dated  November 
15,  1621,  and  was  proven  October  24,  1623.  He  married  Miss 
-  Cook,  of  New  Kent,  and  had  five  sons  and  four  daugh¬ 
ters,  Henry,  Robert,  George,  John  and  Andrew,  being  the  sons. 
The  eldest  son  married  Anne,  daughter  of  Sir  Thomas  Winde- 
bank,  and  died  April  4,  1647.  The  second  son,  Robert,  who 
lived  at  Linkenholdt,  married  three  times.  His  third  wife  was 

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Mildred,  daughter  of  Sir  Thomas  Windebank.  of  Haines’  Hill. 
Parish  of  Hurst.  Berkshire,  who  was  clerk  of  the  signet  of 
Elizabeth  and  James.  It  does  not  appear  whether  or  not  the 
wives  of  Henry  and  Robert  were  sisters,  or  whether  there  were 
two  Thomas  Windebanks,  contemporaneous  with  each  other, 
but  it  is  certain  that  Robert's  wife  was  a  sister  of  Sir  Thomas 
Windebank. 

Robert  Reade  and  Mildred  Windebank  had  five  sons,  An¬ 
drew.  William.  Thomas.  Robert  (who  was  secretary  to  his  uncle. 
Sir  Francis  Windebank),  and  George,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  who  came  to  Virginia  in  1637.  George  Reade  is  men¬ 
tioned  several  times  in  volume  I,  Calendar  Colonial  State  Pa¬ 
pers.  He  was  a  friend  and  adherent  of  Governor  Harvey  and 
Secretary  Kemp,  and  during  their  absence  in  England  was  sec¬ 
retary  and  acting  governor  of  the  colony  at  different  times. 

Augustine  Warner,  Sr.,  is  referred  to  in  the  “William  and 
Mary  Quarterly”  as  “Colonel.”  and  by  Mr.  Green  and  others 
as  "Captain”  Augustine  Warner.  It  is  more  than  probable  that 
he  was  a  captain  in  the  British  army  and  colonel  in  the  Colonial 
service.  The  Quarterly  says  that  he  came  to  Virginia  as  early 
as  1628.  but  I  find  no  record  of  his  presence  there  previous  to 
1642,  and  none  between  that  time  and  1652. 

Augustine  Warner.  Sr.,  and  his  wife,  Mary,  had  only  three 
children  so  far  as  is  known,  though  Mrs.  Stubbs  tells  us  of  a 
fourth,  a  daughter  who  married  Major  Cant.  I  have  found  no 
record  or  even  reference  to  this  marriage  from  any  other  source. 
Augustine  Warner,  Jr.,  who  married  Mildred  Reade,  Isabella, 
who  married  the  first  John  Lewis,  and  Sarah,  who  married 
Lawrence  Townley  and  was  the  ancestress  of  General  Robert  E. 
Lee,  are  all  for  whom  the  records  vouch.  Mr.  Green  says :  “It 
was  the  fashion  as  well  as  the  necessity  with  the  wealthier 
Virginians  to  send  their  oldest  sons  to  England  to  be  educated, 
and  thither  went  the  younger  Augustine  Warner,  who  in  1657 
was  entered  on  the  books  of  the  Merchants  Tailors  School  in 
London  as  Augustine,  eldest  son  of  Augustine  Warner,  gentle¬ 
man,  bom  in  Virginia,  October  20,  1642.  Matriculating  at 


LEWIS  AXD  KIXDRED  FAMILIES. 


Cambridge  and  returning  to  Virginia,  he  was  elected  to  the 
House  of  Burgesses  from  Gloucester  as  early  as  1666,  whence 
he  passed  to  the  Royal  Council,  under  Sir  William  Berkley. 
In  1676  he  was  speaker  of  the  Burgess  of  the  Assembly  which 
succeeded  the  one  which  had  been  in  existence  since  1666,  and 
which  Berkley  dissolved  in  consequence  of  Bacon’s  rebellion.  It 
was  at  the  Bar  of  the  Assembly  of  Burgess,  presided  over  by 
this  Augustine  Warner,  that  Bacon  knelt  and  sued  for  pardon. 

Speaker  Augustine  Warner  married  Mildred,  only  daughter 
of  George  Reade  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth  Martian.  Mr.  Green 
says:  “They  left  sons  who  handed  down  the  name,  but  we  have 
no  well-authenticated  history  of  any  of  the  name,  or  their  lines 
of  descent.”  It  may  be  said  that  so  far  as  the  records  show, 
all  of  Speaker  Augustine  Warner’s  sons  died  without  issue. 
Speaker  Warner  had  three  daughters,  Mildred.  Elizabeth  and 
Mary,  who  married,  respectively,  Lawrence  Washington.  John 
Lewis,  and  John  Smith  of  Purton.  Gloucester  county.  It  was 
necessary  to  designate  who  John  Smith  was,  otherwise,  it  would 
never  have  been  known  who  Mary  Warner  married. 

Nothing  further  is  known  of  the  history  of  the  first  John 
Lewis  than  has  already  been  given,  except  that  he  was  the  sole 
heir  of  Robert  and  the  founder  of  that  line  of  the  Lewis  fam¬ 
ily  in  America.  Councilor  John  Lewis,  who  married  his  first 
cousin  Elizabeth  Warner,  was  his  only  child  so  far  as  is  known. 

Thus  we  have  brought  the  two  lines  of  descent  from  Gen¬ 
eral  Robert  Lewis  of  Wales  on  the  one  side,  and  from  Nicholas 
Martian  and  George  Reade,  through  Augustine  Warner,  on 
the  other,  and  find  the  union  consummated  in  the  marriage  of 
Councilor  John  Lewis  to  Elizabeth  Warner. 

3.  THE  SECOND  JOHN  LEWIS. 

3  Councilor  John  Lewis  was  the  grandson  of  General 
Robert  Lewis  the  Welshman,  bom  in  1669?  and  died  17-5.  He 
married  his  first  cousin.  Elizabeth  Warner,  granddaughter  of 
George  Reade  and  great-granddaughter  of  Nicholas  Martian. 
On  the  tombstone  of  Elizabeth  Warner  Lewis  it  is  stated  that 
she  was  the  loving  mother  of  fourteen  children.  It  is  not  known 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


how  many  of  these  reached  maturity  or  left  issue.  We  have  only 
the  history  of  three  sons,  John  Lewis,  born  1692,  Charles  Lewis, 
born  1696,  and  Robert  Lewis,  born  1704.  The  names  of  five 
daughters  have  been  preserved  through  the  records  of  Abingdon 
Parish,  and  Henning’s  Statutes,  but  there  is  no  data  in  regard 
to  any  of  them  except  Isabella  who  married  Dr.  Thomas  Clay¬ 
ton  July  14,  1720.  They  had  one  child,  Juliana. 

ROBERT  LEWIS  OF  BELVOIR. 

4  Robert  Lewis,  the  youngest  son  of  John  Lewis  and  Eliz¬ 
abeth  Warner,  taken  up  at  this  time  for  the  sake  of  convenience, 
was  born  1704,  at  Warner  Hall,  the  old  ancestral  home  in  Glou¬ 
cester  county,  Virginia.  He  married  Jane  Meriwether,  daugh¬ 
ter  of  Nicholas  Meriwether  and  Elizabeth  Crawford,  1725. 

For  three  successive  generations  and  for  nearly  one  hun¬ 
dred  years,  the  Lewis  family  have  in  every  essential  sense  of 
the  term  been  among  the  “Lords  of  Gloucester.”  Unbroken 
tradition,  supported  by  the  highest  standard  of  record  proof, 
goes  to  sustain  this  assertion.  The  founder  of  the  family  hav¬ 
ing  brought  with  him  a  grant  from  the  Crown  to  immense 
tracts  of  land,  and  having  been  possessed  of  large  estates  be¬ 
fore  leaving  Wales,  had  no  difficulty  in  establishing  in  his  new 
home  the  foundation  of  an  immense  fortune,  baronial  indeed 
in  its  extent  and  value.  Up  to  the  time  when  the  fourth  gener¬ 
ation  found  it  expedient,  like  bees  from  an  over-crowded  hive, 
to  withdraw  from  Gloucester,  Warner  Hall  had  been  to  the 
Lewises  and  Warners  what  Windsor  Castle  had  been  to  British 
royalty.  It  must  not  be  inferred,  however,  that  this  was  the 
breaking  up  of  the  Lewis  family.  It  was  the  opposite.  Warner 
Hall  stood  and  a  John  Lewis  still  continued  to  occupy  it;  and  it 
was  as  much  as  ever  the  scene  of  gaiety  and  of  hospitality, 
while  the  Lewises,  Warners  and  Washingtons  continued  to  meet 
there  and  hold  high  carnival.  But  the  family  had  grown  too 
large  and  their  operations  too  extensive  to  be  confined  within 
the  limits  of  a  single  county,  and  so  we  find  them  establishing 
themselves  in  other  localities  and  laying  the  foundations  of 

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other  estates. 

One  of  Mr.  Jefferson’s  biographers  says  that  his  father,  Peter 
Jefferson,  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  of  Albemarle  county, 
being  the  third  or  fourth  to  settle  in  Shadwell  district;  but 
Bishop  Meade,  in  his  “Old  Churches  and  Families,”  finds  Peter 
Jefferson’s  name  on  the  vestry  book  of  St.  James  Northam 
Parish,  Goochland  county,  in  1744,  while  he  finds  the  name  of 
Robert  Lewis  on  the  vestry  book  of  Fredericksville  Parish,  Al¬ 
bemarle  county,  in  1742.  So  that  there  can  be  no  doubt  but 
that  Robert  Lewis  was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Albemarle.  What 
the  earlier  members  of  this  family  had  been  to  Gloucester, 
Robert  Lewis  was  to  Albemarle,  and  as  an  evidence  of  his  es¬ 
tates  it  may  be  mentioned  that  in  his  will  he  devises  to  his  chil¬ 
dren  21,660  acres  of  land.  He  married  a  second  time,  in  his 
old  age,  the  widow  of  his  old  friend,  Thomas  Meriwether, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Thornton.  He  died  1765. 

To  Robert  Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether  were  born  eleven 
children  all  of  whom  lived  to  be  grown  and  married.  Their 
names  are  as  follows: 


5  1John  Lewis,  born  about  1726,  married  Catherine  Fauntleroy. 

5  5Nicholas  Lewis,  born  1728,  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Dr. 
Thomas  Walker  and  Mildred  Thornton,  of  Castle  Hill,  Al¬ 
bemarle  county,  Virginia.  She  was  born  July  24,  1742. 

5  3Charles  Lewis,  born  1730,  married  his  cousin  Mary,  daugh¬ 
ter  of  Charles  Lewis  of  Buck  Eve  land  and  his  wife  Mary 
Randolph. 

5  4William  Lewis,  born  about  1735;  married  his  cousin  Lucy, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Meriwether  and  Elizabeth  Thornton. 

5  5Robert  Lewis,  born  about  1738;  married  his  cousin  Frances, 
daughter  of  Charles  Lewis  of  the  Byrd. 

5  6 Jane  married  first  Thomas  Meriwether,  second  John  Lewis 
of  the  Byrd. 

5  'Ann  married  John  Lewis,  “the  honest  lawyer,”  son  of  Zach¬ 
ary  Lewis,  of  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia. 

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5  sMildred  married  Major  John  Lewis  of  Goochland,  son  of 
Joseph  Lewis,  and  great-grandson  of  John  Lewis  of 
Henrico. 

5  9Sarah  married  Dr.  Waller  Lewis  of  Spottsylvania,  son  of 
Zachary  and  Mary  Waller. 

5  10Elizabeth  married  Rev.  Robert  Barrett  of  Richmond,  Vir¬ 
ginia. 

5  11  Mary  married  first  Samuel  Cobbs  of  Louisa,  and  second 
Waddy  Thomson. 

JOHN  LEWIS. 

5  John  Lewis,  oldest  son  of  Robert  Lewis  of  Belvoir,  and 
Jane  Meriwether,  born  about  1726;  married  Catherine  Fauntle- 
roy,  daughter  of  Col.  Wm.  Fauntleroy  of  Richmond,  Virginia. 
His  last  appearance  on  the  records  of  Albemarle  was  as  executor 
of  his  father’s  will,  1766,  and  the  execution  of  a  deed,  with  his 
wife  Catherine,  a  few  years  afterwards,  when  he  is  described 
as  “John  Lewis  of  Halifax,”  after  which  other  genealogists 
seem  to  have  lost  sight  of  him.  The  best  evidence,  however, 
locates  him  on  Dan  river  about  five  miles  east  of  Danville,  in 
Halifax  county,  Virginia.  It  has  been  only  by  the  most  per¬ 
sistent  search  and  constant  perseverance  that  any  of  his  de¬ 
scendants  have  been  located  and  identified.  Four  children,  two 
sons  and  two  daughters,  have  however  been  successfully  located: 
John,  Francis,  Apphia  and  Sallie. 

6  John  Lewis,  oldest  son  of  John  Lewis  and  Catherine 
Fauntleroy,  born  August  31,  1753;  married  Elizabeth  Kennon, 
daughter  of  Wm.  Kennon  and  Elizabeth  Lewis  and  granddaugh¬ 
ter  of  Charles  Lewis  of  “The  Byrd,”  born  November  13,  1754. 
They  were  married  February  8,  1776.  Issue  as  follows: 

7  1John  Lewis,  oldest  son  of  John  Lewis  and  Elizabeth  Kennon, 
born  December  28,  1776. 

7  2Wm.  Lewis,  born  December  7,  1778. 

7  3Elizabeth  Lewis,  born  December  28,  1780,  married  a  man 
named  Sturgis  and  died  at  birth  of  first  child.  This  child 
was  named  Elizabeth  Sturgis  and  married  Richard  Hines. 

7  4 Augustine  Lewis,  born  November  3,  1784. 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


7  5Jane  Lewis,  daughter  of  John  Lewis  and  Elizabeth  Kennon, 
born  October,  178b,  married  Capt.  Win.  Kennon,  her  first 
cousin,  and  had  issue: 

8  1  Woodson  Kennon  married  Hester  Witherspoon,  of  Green 
county,  Alabama. 

8  2Mary  Kennon  married  Wm.  Jones  of  Alabama. 

8  3Apphia  Kennon  married  Martin  Lea. 

7  6Catherine  Lewis  married  Majoi  Wm.  Dowsing  and  left  issue: 
8  1  Elizabeth  Dowsing  married  a  Simms. 

8  2William  Dowsing. 

8  3  James  Dowsing  married  a  Lonby. 

8  4Mary  Dowsing  married  Chives  of  Mississippi. 

8  5  Martha  married  Hamton  of  Mississippi. 

8  6Caroline  married  Dr.  Alexander. 

8  Wielding  Dowsing  and  several  others.  Names  unknown. 
7  Wielding  Lewis,  son  of  John  Lewis  and  Elizabeth  Kennon, 
born  July  3,  1788,  died  September  15,  1875;  married  Eliz¬ 
abeth  A.  Berryman,  February  2,  1827,  and  had  issue  as 
follows : 

8  1Americus  Washington  Lewis,  son  of  Fielding  Lewis  and 
Elizabeth  Berryman,  bern  November  2,  1827. 

8  2 John  Fielding  Lewis,  born  January  10,  1831. 

8  3Thomas  Jefferson  Lewis,  born  November  12,  1833. 

8  4Catherine  Lewis,  born  May  22,  1838. 

8  5 Mary  Jane  Lewis,  born  May  15,  1842. 

7  8Charles  Lewis,  son  of  John  Lewis  and  Elizabeth  Kennon, 
born  April  24,  1790. 

8  1  Catherine  Lewis,  born  January  20,  1792,  died  young. 

7  9Ulysses  Lewis,  son  of  John  Lewis  and  Elizabeth  Kennon, 
born  February  7,  1799,  married  in  1824  Miss  Ambercomby. 
Ulysses  Lewis  was  first  mayor  of  Columbus,  Georgia,  and 
afterwards  judge  of  the  county  court  of  Russell  county, 
Alabama.  He  left  issue: 

8  1John  A.  Lewis,  born  1825,  married  Miss  Spivy. 

8  2Thomas  J.  Lewis,  born  March,  1827,  married  Miss  Eil- 
and;  was  killed  at  Frederickburg,  December  12,  1862. 
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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


8  3Elizabeth  Lewis,  born  1829,  married  Judge  Porter  In¬ 
graham. 

8  4Claudia  A.  Lewis,  born  1831,  married  Benjamin  R. 
Palmer.  They  removed  to  Texas  where  they  both 
died. 

8  5Sarah  E.  Lewis,  born  1833;  married  Lyman  P.  Cowdry. 
8  6Martha  J.  Lewis  died  in  infancy. 

8  7Martha  G.  Lewis,  born  1837;  married  Dr.  James 
Freeney. 

8  8 Jane  H.  Lewis,  born  1840;  married  first  Lyman  P. 
Cowdry,  husband  of  her  deceased  sister  Sarah,  and 
married  second  Lafayette  Murdock. 

8  9  Joseph  H.  Lewis,  born  December  3,  1847;  married  Miss 
Deeker  of  Alabama. 

8  10 Ulysses  Lewis,  Jr.,  son  of  Ulysses  Lewis  and  Miss 
Ambercromby,  born  February  27,  1845;  married  Miss  Frances 
Stewart,  daughter  of  John  D.  Stewart  of  Columbus,  Georgia. 
Mr.  Lewis  is  a  lawyer  who,  for  legal  ability,  ranks  with  the  first 
members  of  the  profession.  He  is  not  startling  or  sensational, 
nor  is  he  versed  in  the  tricks  and  short  cuts  of  the  “Shyster,” 
but  his  ability  is  recognized  by  all  who  know  him,  and  his  in¬ 
tegrity  is  unquestioned.  Were  it  not  for  the  fear  of  shocking 
the  nerves  of  the  public,  we  would  class  him  with  John  Lewis 
of  Spottsylvania,  of  a  past  generation,  and  say  that  he  was 
entitled  to  the  appellation  of  “the  honest  lawyer.” 

Following  are  the  names  of  the  children  of  Ulysses  Lewis 
and  Miss  Stewart: 

9  1  Eugene. 

9  2  John. 

9  3Emma,  died  in  infancy. 

9  4 Elizabeth. 

9  5  Thomas. 

9  6Frank. 

9  7Cephalie. 

9  8 Henry. 

,9  9Joseph. 


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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


Miss  Elizabeth  Lewis,  oldest  daughter  of  Mr.  Ulysses 
Lewis,  is  deeply  pious,  as  is  also  her  father,  and  strongly  imbued 
with  the  missionarjr  spirit.  She  is  now  at  Nyack,  New  York, 
training  for  the  work. 

7  10Fauntleroy  Lewis,  youngest  son  of  John  Lewis  and 
Elizabeth  Kennon,  born  February  7,  1796;  married  Miss  Lucy 
Garland  and  had  issue  as  follows: 

8  1  Edward  Garland  Lewis;  married  first  Elizabeth  Brown,  and 
second  Laura  Bynum. 

8  2Eliza  Lewis,  married  Phillip  Batliea. 

8  3Margaret  Lewis  (twin) ;  married  Youngblood. 

8  4Lucy  Lewis  (twin);  married  Newton  Carr. 

8  5Fannie  Lewis;  married  first  Thomas  Richmond,  second 
Fayette  Grooms. 

8  6Fauntleroy  Lewis;  married  Martha  Renfroe. 

8  7Celestine  Lewis  married  James  Oliver;  both  died;  no  issue. 

8  8Mildred  Lewis  married  Everett  Arnold. 

8  Edward  Garland  Lewis  and  Elizabeth  Brown  had  two 
children: 

9  1  William  Lewis. 

9  2  John  Lewis. 

And  by  Laura  Bynum  he  had  four  daughters: 

9  3 Jane  Lewis. 

9  4Kittie  Lewis. 

9  5 Eva  Lewis. 

9  6Agnes  Lewis. 

8  Eliza  Lewis  and  Phillip  Bathea  had  six  children: 

9  1  Mary  Bathea  married  Dan  Green. 

9  2Anne  Bathea  married  Dolly  Deveraux. 

9  3Elizabeth  Bathea  married  Joseph  Bowver. 

9  4Kittie  Bathea  married  Silas  Shell. 

9  5Axcie  Bathea  married  Wm.  Renfroe. 

9  6Linden  Bathea  married  Fannie  Beavens. 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


9  Mary  Bathea  and  Dan  Green  have  four  sons: 

10  1  Phillip  Green. 

10  2Samuel  Green 
10  3  Charles  Green. 

10  ‘‘Daniel  Green. 

8  Margaret  Lewis  (daughter  of  Fauntleroy  Lewis  and  Lucy 
Garland)  and  her  husband  George  Youngblood  had  two  chil¬ 
dren  : 

9  ‘James  Youngblood. 

9  2Julia  Youngblood. 

8  Fannie  Lewis,  daughter  of  Fauntleroy  Lewis  and  Lucy 
Garland;  married  first  Thomas  Richmond  and  second  Fayette 
Grooms. 

9  By  first  marriage  one  son,  Thomas  Richmond. 

9  By  second  marriage  two  sons,  John  Grooms,  Robert  Grooms. 

8  Fauntleroy  Lewis,  Jr.,  son  of  Fauntleroy  Lewis  and 
Lucy  Garland;  married  Martha  Renfroe  and  had  issue: 

9  Eliza  Lewis  married  William  Rateree  and  has  son  and  daugh¬ 
ter. 

9  Bettie  Lewis  married  John  Hodo  and  had  three  children: 

10  Walter,  Robert  and  Albert  Hodo. 

9  James  Youngblood,  son  of  Margaret  Lewis  and  Geo. 
Youngblood  and  grandson  of  Fauntleroy  Lewis  and  Lucy  Gar¬ 
land;  married  Mary  Brookins  and  has  a  family  of  eight  or  nine 
children. 

Julia  Youngblood  married  Wm.  Arnold  and  has  three  chil¬ 
dren. 

8  Mildred  Lewis,  daughter  of  Fauntleroy  Lewis  and  Lucy 
Garland;  married  Everett  Arnold,  had  one  daughter,  Virginia 
Arnold. 


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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


8  Lucy  Lewis,  daughter  of  Fauntlerov  Lewis  and  Lucy 
Garland,  and  twin  sister  of  Margaret  who  married  Youngblood; 
married  Newton  Carr.  They  had  one  child,  Sarah  Elizabeth. 

9  Sarah  Elizabeth  Carr  married  William  Renfroe;  issue,  two 
children : 

10  1  Carlton  Eugene  Renfroe. 

10  2James  Renfroe. 

7  “Elizabeth  Lewis,  youngest  daughter  of  John  Lewis  and 
Elizabeth  Kennon,  born  about  1800,  and  so  named  because  of 
the  early  death  of  her  oldest  sister  Elizabeth;  married  about 
1818,  in  Milledgeville,  Georgia,  Colonel  Wm.  Stone,  of  Savan¬ 
nah,  Georgia.  They  had  one  daughter: 

8  Mary  Stone  married  James  Sorley,  a  banker  of  Galveston. 
They  had  one  son: 

9  James  Stone  Sorley,  captain  in  United  States  Army, 

stationed  in  the  Philippines. 

6  Sallie  Lewis,  daughter  of  John  Lewis  and  Catherine 
Fauntleroy,  born  May  29,  1761;  married  August  10,  1780, 
Phillip  Taylor,  born  March  25,  1759,  son  of  Phillip  and  Mary 
(Anderson)  Taylor  of  Chatham  county.  North  Carolina. 
Issue : 

7  Mphegenia  Taylor,  born  August  21,  1781. 

7  2Appliia  Taylor,  born  March  10,  1783. 

7  3 Phillip  Taylor  born  October  7,  1784. 

7  4John  Taylor,  born  October  7,  1786. 

7  5Polly  Walker  Taylor,  born  April  10,  1788,  married  Charles 
Judson  Williams,  son  of  John  and  Philadelphia  Williams, 
son  of  John  A.  Williams  of  Asheville,  North  Carolina. 

7  6James  Taylor,  born  July  30,  1791-  Infant  son  died  1793. 

6  Francis  Lewis,  son  of  John  Lewis  of  Belvoir  and  his 
wife  Catherine  Fauntleroy,  born  about  1755  married  and  left 
sons  and  daughters,  indeed,  a  long  line  of  descendants.  Francis 
Lewis  settled  in  Georgia,  and  many  of  his  descendants  removed 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


to  Alabama,  one  of  whom,  Dixon  H.  Lewis  was  in  the  United 
States  Senate  from  that  State,  his  history  belongs  to  the  country, 
and  would  require  more  space  than  a  work  of  this  character  would 
admit.  He  was  a  man  of  ability,  rare  personality,  and  striking 
figure,  he  bordered  very  nearly  upon  the  domain  of  giants,  his 
weight  approximate  500  pounds,  and  as  the  stage  coach  was,  at 
that  time,  the  only  public  means  of  travel,  he  always  paid  double 
fare. 

7  Mary  Lewis,  daughter  of  Francis  Lewis,  and  grand¬ 
daughter  of  John  Lewis  and  Catherine  Fauntleroy,  married  a 
gentleman  by  the  name  of  Glenn  and  left  issue: 

9  Mary  Glenn,  granddaughter  of  Mary  Lewis  Glenn 
and  great-granddaughter  of  Francis  Lewis,  great-great- 
granddaughter  of  John  Lewis  and  Catherine  Fauntleroy,  married 
Judge  Brickel,  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Alabama, 
one  of  the  most  distinguished  Jurists  of  his  day,  whose  opinions 
are  accepted  as  authority  throughout  the  United  States. 

6  Apphia  Fauntleroy  Lewis  daughter  of  John  Lewis  and 
Catherine  Fauntleroy,  married  David  Allen  and  had  issue. 

7  Mary  Meriwether  Allen  married  John  Ross,  issue  three, 
girls:  Sarah,  Lizzie,  and  Kate,  who  married  respectively,  Ross, 
Turpin  and  Patton. 

8  Sarah  Allen  Ross  married  Thomas  B.  Doe  and  had  issue. 
Six  girls  one  boy. 

9  Sallie  Allen  Doe,  second  daughter  of  Sallie  Allen  Ross 
and  Thomas  B.  Doe,  married  Joseph  L.  Lyack  and  had  issue,  3 
girls  and  one  boy;  Mayme  Doe  Lyack,  Sallie  A.  Lyack,  Sue 
Lyach,  Thomas  Doe  Lyack,  the  last  three  unmarried. 

10  Mayme  Doe  Lyack  married  Thomas  G.  Moore  and  has 
issue:  Adalaide  Moore,  Mary  Weeks  Moore,  Sarah  Moore,  born 
respectively,  1897,  1898,  1900. 

9  Mary  Virginia  Doe  third  daughter  of  Thomas  B.  Doe 
and  Sarah  Allen,  and  great-great-granddaughter  of  John  Lewis 
and  Catherine  Fauntleroy,  married  John  Thomas  Keene  and 
had  issue:  Sallie  Ross  Keene,  Nannie  F.  Keene,  W.  Witcher 
Keene,  the  two  last  unmarried. 


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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


10  Sallie  Ross  Keene  married  George  A.  Watson,  and  had 
issue:  John  Thomas  Watson,  Ross  Watson,  Sallie  R.  Watson, 
aged  respectively  12,  18,  22. 

9  Mattie  Weeks  Doe,  daughter  of  Thomas  B.  Doe  and 
Sarah  Allen  Ross,  and  great-great-granddaughter  of  John  Lewis 
and  Catherine  Fauntleroy,  married  Samuel  M.  Embry  and  had 
issue:  Sallie  Doe  Embry,  and  Mary  Allen  Embry,  both  unmar¬ 
ried  at  last  accounts. 

9  Kate  Patton  Doe,  fourth  daughter  of  Thomas  B.  Doe 
and  Sarah  Allen  Ross  married  Samuel  R.  Street,  Newbern,  North 
Carolina,  issue  two  boys,  living:  Samuel  Street  aged  20,  and 
Thomas  Doe  Street,  aged  13. 

9  Sue  Rickie  Doe,  fifth  daughter  of  Thomas  B.  Doe  and 
Sarah  Allen  Ross,  married  John  R.  Hutchings  and  had  issue,  as 
follows:  Lucy  Allen  Hutchings,  and  Sue  Hutchings,  unmarried. 

9  Thomas  B.  Doe,  Jr.,  only  son  of  Thomas  B.  Doe  and 
Sarah  Allen  Ross,  married  Dora  Williamson;  issue,  3  boys  and 
3  girls:  Thomas  B.,  Jennie  Dora,  Weldon,  Willie,  Sarah. 

8  Catherine  Appliia  Ross,  or  Kate,  as  used  elsewhere,  mar¬ 
ried  William  S.  Patton;  issue,  4  boys.  John  R.  Patton  married 
Hellen  Flournoy;  issue  one  son. 

10  William  F.  Patton,  unmarried. 

9  William  F.  Patton,  second  son  of  W.  S.  Patton  and 
Catherine  Ross,  married  Sallie  Fuller;  issue  two  boys:  Fearn 
Patton  and  Albert  Patton,  both  unmarried. 

9  James  Dodridge  Patton,  third  son  of  W.  S.  Patton  and 
Catherine  Ross,  married  Nannie  Leary;  issue,  1  boy  and  1  girl. 
Nannie  Leary  Patton,  James  D.  Patton,  both  unmarried. 

9  Julian  Allen  Patton,  fourth  son  of  W.  S.  Patton  and 
Catherine  Ross,  married  Hennie  C.  Crew.  Issue  three  children: 
Henry  C.  Patton,  Kate  Patton,  Blanch  Patton,  all  unmarried. 

8  Elizabeth  Ross,  daughter  of  Mary  Meriwether  Allen  and 
John  Ross  and  granddaughter  of  Apphia  Lewis,  married 
John  Turpin.  Issue,  Willie  Turpin,  4  years  old. 

7  Lewis  Buckner  Allen,  son  of  Apphia  Fauntleroy  Lewis 
and  David  Allen  and  grandson  of  John  Lewis  and  Catherine 
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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


Fauntleroy,  married  Mary  Catherine  Jones;  issue,  Elizabeth 
Crawley  Allen ;  three  sons  and  three  daughters. 

8  Elizabeth  Crawley  Allen  married  Clinton  Heeley;  issue, 
Mary  Cornelia  Heeley  and  4  sons. 

9  Mary  Cornelia  Heeley  married  John  Murray  Hood;  is¬ 
sue,  Mary  Chalmers  Hood  and  7  sons  and  one  other  daughter. 

5  NICHOLAS  LEWIS. 

Second  son  of  Robert  of  Belvoir,  although  a  man  of  about 
45  years  of  age  at  the  time  the  Revolution  broke  out,  was 
nevertheless  in  the  full  vigor  of  life.  Mr.  Jefferson,  in  his  notes 
on  “Virginia,”  vol.  VIII,  p.  481,  says  of  Nicholas  Lewis:  “He 
commanded  a  regiment  of  militia  in  a  successful  expedition  of 
1776,  against  the  Cherokee  Indians,  who,  seduced  by  the  agents 
of  the  British  Government  to  take  up  the  hatchet  against  us,  had 
committed  great  havoc  on  our  southern  frontier,  by  murdering 
and  scalping  helpless  women  and  children  according  to  their 
cruel  and  cowardly  principles  of  warfare.  The  chastisement 
they  then  received  closed  the  history  of  their  war,  prepared  them 
for  receiving  the  elements  of  civilization,  which,  zealously  incul¬ 
cated  by  the  present  Government  of  the  United  States,  have  ren¬ 
dered  them  an  industrious  peaceable  and  happy  people.  This 
member  of  the  Lewis  family,  whose  bravery  was  so  usefully  prov¬ 
ed  on  this  occasion,  was  endeared  to  all  who  knew  him,  by  his 
inflexible  probity,  courteous  disposition,  benevolent  heart  and  en¬ 
gaging  modesty  of  manner.  He  was  the  umpire  of  all  the  pri¬ 
vate  differences  of  his  county,  selected  always  by  both  parties. 
He  was  also  the  guardian  of  Meriwether  Lewis.” 

The  foregoing  by  Mr.  Jefferson,  is  only  a  side  reference,  so 
to  speak,  in  his  biographical  notice  of  Meriwether  Lewis.  The 
Revolutionary  services  of  Nicholas  Lewis  would  be  suffi¬ 
cient  in  itself  to  fill  a  volume.  He  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Dr. 
Thomas  Walker  and  Mildred  Thornton  of  Castle  Hill,  Albemarle 
county,  Virginia.  She  was  born  July  24,  1742,  and  had  nine 
children.  Following  are  some  of  the  marriages  of  these  children: 

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Nicholas  Meriwether  married  Mildred  Hornsby;  Thomas  Walker 
married  Betsy  Meriwether;  Jane  married  Mr.  Dickerson;  Mil¬ 
dred  married  David  Wood;  Mary  married  Isaac  Miller;  Eliza¬ 
beth  married  William  Meriwether  of  Clover  Field;  Peggy  mar¬ 
ried  Charles  S.  Thomas.  The  descendants  of  these  names  have 
scattered  to  different  parts  of  the  country*  many  of  whom  no 
doubt  having  lost  all  trace  of  their  ancestry.  It  is  to  be  hoped 
that  interest  may  be  aroused  and  the  attention  of  the  younger 
generations  bearing  these  names  may  be  called  to  the  subject. 
Following  is  the  issue  more  in  detail: 

6  1  Thomas  Walker  Lewis*  son  of  Nicholas  Lewis 
and  Mary  Walker,  born  1763,  died  June  1807;  married  1788* 
Elizabeth  Meriwether. 

6  2Nicholas  Meriwether  Lewis  second  son  of  Nicholas 
Lewis  and  Mary  Walker;  born  August  18,  1767;  Died  Sep¬ 
tember  22,  1818,  married  his  cousin  Mildred  Hornsby,  daughter 
of  Joseph  Hornsby  of  Williamsburg,  Virginia,  and  his  wife  Mil¬ 
dred  Walker.  They  emigrated  to  Kentucky,  near  Louisville. 

6  3Elizabeth  Lewis,  daughter  of  Nicholas  Lewis  and  Mary 
Walker,  born  1769,  married  February  28,  1788,  William  Doug¬ 
las,  or  William  Meriwether. 

6  4Margaret  Lewis,  daughter  of  Nicholas  Lewis  and  Mary 
Walker,  born  1785,  married  Charles  Lewis  Thomas. 

6  5Mary  Lewis,  daughter  of  Nicholas  Lewis  and  Mary 
Walker;  married  Isaac  Miller  of  Kentucky. 

6  Nicholas  Meriwether  Lewis,  son  of  Nicholas  Lewis  and 
Mary  Walker;  married  Mildred  Hornsby  and  had  issue  as  fol¬ 
lows  : 

7  1  Joseph  Lewis  died  young. 

7  2Annah  Hornsby  Lewis,  married  Hancock  Taylor,  son  of  Col. 
Richard  Taylor,  brother  of  Zachary  Taylor,  President  of  the 
United  States.  They  resided  on  a  handsome  estate  five  miles 
from  Louisville,  named  Springfield.  They  had  issue  as  fol¬ 
lows.  There  were  ten  children,  but  only  two  living: 

8  1  Robert  Hornsby  Taylor,  now  of  Florida. 

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8  2Mary  Louise  Taylor,  born  May  20,  1824;  married  Ar¬ 
chibald  McGill  Robinson  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  born  in 
Winchester,  August  23,  1821;  he  is  a  great-grandson 
of  Alexander  Robinson  who  settled  in  Baltimore,  Mary¬ 
land,  about  1780. 

8  Mary  Louise  Taylor  and  her  husband,  Archibald  Mc¬ 
Gill  Robinson,  had  issue  as  follows : 

9  1  Richard  Goldsborough  Robinson  married  Laura  Picket 
Thomas. 

9  2Lewis  Magill  Robinson. 

9  3  John  Hancock  Robinson  married  Frances  L.  Scruggs. 

9  4Annah  Walker  Robinson  married  October  5,  1870,  James 
Henry  Watson  of  Mississippi.  She  is  now  a  resident  of 
Memphis,  Tennessee.  Author  of  “A  Royal  Lineage”  etc. 

9  5  Elizabeth  Lee  Robinson. 

9  6Robert  Tyler  Robinson. 

9  7William  Bryce  Robinson  married  Elizabeth  Boyd  Rainy. 

9  8Arthur  Edwards  Robinson. 

9  9Zachary  Taylor  Robinson  married  Susan  Luckett. 

9  10 Alexander  Meade  Robinson,  married  Lillian  Hammond. 

9  11  Henry  Wood  Robinson. 

The  children  of  Mrs.  Annah  Robinson  Watson,  Author  of 
a  “Royal  Lineage,”  and  other  genealogical  works  which  have  at¬ 
tracted  wide  attention  are: 

10  1  Archibald  R.  Watson. 

10  2James  Henry  Watson. 

10  3Katherine  Davis  Watson. 

10  4Elizabeth  Lee  Watson. 

James  Henry  Watson,  son  of  Mrs.  Annah  Robinson  as  above 
married  June  12,  1900,  Miss  Katherine  Julia  Black. 

6  Thomas  Walker  Lewis,  son  of  Nicholas  Lewis  and  Mary 
Walker;  married  Elizabeth  Meriwether  and  had  issue: 

7  1Jane  Warner  Lewis,  married  Walker  Meriwether. 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


7  2Margaret  Douglas  Lewis,  married  James  Clark. 

Jane  Warner  Lewis  and  Walker  G.  Meriwether  had: 

8  8Alice  B.  Meriwether  married  Henry  V.  P.  Block  of  Pike 

county,  Mo. 

Alice  V.  Meriwether  and  Henry  V.  P.  Block  are  said 
to  have  ten  children,  but  I  have  the  names  of  only  eight,  as  fol¬ 
lows: 

9  ■'George  M.  Block,  a  lawyer  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  married  Hellen 

L.  Sylvester. 

9  2Robert  C.  Block,  married  Annie  Scott. 

9  3Harry  L.  Block,  married  Nannie  B.  Livermore. 

9  4Sarah  C.  Block,  unmarried. 

9  5  Mary  M.  Block,  unmarried. 

9  6Helen  L.  Block,  unmarried. 

9  7 Alice  V.  Block,  married  Fred  A.  Hamilton. 

9  sWalker  M.  Block,  married  Annie  Lynott. 

George  M.  Block  and  Hellen  Sylvester  had: 

10  'Hellen  S.  Block. 

Harry  L.  Block  and  Nannie  Livermore  have  2  children: 
'Mary  B.  Block. 

2Ann  M.  Block. 

Alice  V.  Block  and  Fred  Hamilton  have  a  daughter: 

'Alice  B.  Hamilton. 

Walker  M.  Block  and  Annie  Lynott  have  a  son : 

'Henry  V.  P.  Block. 

7  Margaret  Douglas  Lewis,  daughter  of  Thomas  Walker 
Lewis  and  Elizabeth  Meriwether,  granddaughter  of  Nicholas 
Lewis,  and  great-granddaughter  of  Robert  Lewis  of  Bel- 
voir  married  James  Clark  and  had  issue: 

'  Ellen  Judith  Clark,  married  Andrew  Cochrane. 

Andrew  Cochrane  and  Ellen  Judith  Clark  had:  Margaret 
Douglas  Cochrane,  married  Frank  E.  Block. 

Frank  E.  Block  and  Margaret  Douglas  Cochrane  had: 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


1  Francis  Cochrane  Block,  married  Elizabeth  Ormo. 

2Ellen  Douglas  Block,  married  Augustus  Hugh  Bancker. 
3Edward  Bates  Block,  M.  D. 

4Lucretia  Parker  Block. 

5 Isabel  Margaret  Block,  married  Brooks  Sanderson  Morgan. 

6 Hamilton  Block. 

Francis  Cochrane  Block  and  Elizabeth  Ormo  had: 

1  Margaret  Douglas  Block. 

Miss  Ormo  is  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Frank  Ormo  of  Atlanta. 
They  trace  their  lineage  back  to  Somerled,  Wayne,  Arguyle  and 
first  Lord  of  the  Isles.  They  were  also  maternally  descended 
from  a  sister  of  “The  Bruce,”  who  married  a  Highland  Chief  of 
the  “Clan  McAllister.” 

Isabel  Margaret  Block  married  Brooks  Sanderson  Morgan 
as  seen  above  and  had  one  daughter: 

1  Margaret  Douglas  Morgan. 

Mr.  Frank  E.  Block  is  from  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  having  com' 
menced  business  in  Atlanta  more  than  30  years  ago.  He  has  been 
universally  successful,  and  to  day  he  does  a  manfacturing  bus¬ 
iness  second  to  none  in  the  South.  He  belongs  to  what  we  are 
fond  of  calling  “The  Old  School.” 

5  CHARLES  LEWIS. 

This  member  of  the  Lewis  family,  the  third  son  of  Robert 
of  Belvoir,  was  also  an  active  participant  in  the  American  Revo¬ 
lution,  having  taken  a  leading  part  in  the  events  which  led  up  to 
it.  Mr.  Jefferson  in  his  “Notes  on  Virginia,”  vol.  VII,  p.  481 
says  of  him;  “He  was  one  of  the  earlier  patriots  who  stepped 
forward  at  the  commencement  of  the  Revolution,  and  commanded 
one  of  the  regiments  first  raised  in  Virginia,  and  placed  on  con¬ 
tinental  establishment.  Happily  situated  at  home  with  a  wife 
and  young  family,  and  a  fortune  placing  him  at  ease,  he  left  all 
to  aid  in  the  liberation  of  his  country  from  foreign  usurpation, 
then  first  unmasking  their  ultimate  end  and  aim.  His  good  sense, 
bravery,  integrity,  enterprise  and  remarkable  bodily  prowess 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


marked  him  an  officer  of  great  promise,  but  he  unfortunately  died 
early  in  the  Revolution.”  As  remarked  in  regard  to  Colonel  Nich' 
olas  Lewis,  the  foregoing  are  only  side  notes  of  Mr.  Jefferson. 
The  military  record  of  Charles  Lewis  would  be  too  extensive  for 
the  scope  of  this  work.  He  married  his  cousin,  Mary,  daughter  of 
Charles  Lewis,  of  Buckeyeland,  and  his  wife  Mary  Randolph. 
His  will  probated  May,  1777,  is  on  record  in  the  Clerk’s  office  of 
Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  and  is  as  follows: 

“I,  Charles  Lewis  of  the  county  of  Albemarle  and  Parish 
of  St.  Ann  do  constitute  this  my  last  will  and  testament  in  man¬ 
ner  and  form  following,  viz.: 

“1.  It  is  my  will  and  desire  that  all  my  just  debts  be  paid, 
and  to  enable  my  executors  the  better  to  do  so,  it  is  my  will  and 
desire  that  they  should  sell  all  my  land  on  Ivy  Creek. 

“2.  I  lend  my  beloved  wife,  Mary  Lewis,  during  her  natu¬ 
ral  life,  five  hundred  acres  of  land,  including  the  houses  and 
plantation,  also,  the  fourth  part  of  my  negroes,  and  all  my  house¬ 
hold  furniture,  and  the  fourth  part  of  all  my  stock  of  all  kinds. 

“3.  I  give  and  bequeath  the  residue  of  my  negroes  and 
other  personal  estate,  to  be  equally  divided  among  my  children, 
to  them  and  their  heirs  forever,  and  in  the  case  of  the  death  of 
either  of  my  children,  their  part  of  the  estate  to  be  equally  di¬ 
vided  among  the  survivors. 

“4.  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  sons  Howell,  and  Charles 
Warner  and  their  heirs  forever,  my  tract  of  land  in  the  North 
Garden,  to  be  equally  divided  between  them  in  quantity  and 
quality. 

“5.  I  do  hereby  appoint,  my  beloved  wife,  Mary  Lewis,  ex¬ 
ecutrix,  Colonel  Charles  Lewis  of  Buckeyeland,  Charles  L.  Lew¬ 
is,  Bennett  Henderson,  Charles  Hudson  and  my  brother,  Nich¬ 
olas  Lewis,  executors  of  this  my  last  will  and  testament. 

“Given  under  my  hand  and  seal,  this  eleventh  dav  of  June, 
1776. 

“Charles  Lewis,  Seal. 

“Signed,  sealed  and  delivered  in  presence  of  John  Thomas, 
Bennett  Henderson,  Charles  L.  Lewis. 

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“Codicil  providing  for  unborn  child  added  September  7, 

1776. 

“Admitted  to  record  at  a  court  held  for  Albemarle,  May, 

1777. 

“John  Nicholas,  Clk.” 

From  the  foregoing  will  it  will  be  seen  that  Charles  Lewis 
died  previous  to  May,  1777,  less  than  a  year  after  the  breaking 
out  of  the  American  Revolution.  It  will  also  be  seen  that  he 
had  only  two  sons,  Howell  and  Charles  Warner.  It  may  be  that 
he  had  daughters  but  if  so  they  were  included  in  the  term  “all 
my  children.” 

We  have  no  authentic  account  of  his  descendants  further 
than  this  as  seen  by  the  foregoing  will,  only  two  names  are  men¬ 
tioned,  Howell  and  Charles  Warner. 

Having  obtained  the  lineage  of  one  of  the  descendants  of 
Howell  Lewis,  son  of  Col.  Charles  Lewis,  too  late  to  give  a  more 
extended  account,  we  will  give  what  we  have  that  others  may  add 
more.  We  are  indebted  to  Mrs.  Julia  Lewis  Shay,  wife  of  A. 
K.  Shay  of  Seattle,  Washington,  for  this  line.  She  says:  “My 
great-grandfather  was  Col.  Charles  Lewis,  son  of  Col.  Robert 
Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether  of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia.  My 
grandfather  was  Howell  Lewis  who  married  Mary  Carr.  My 
father  was  James  Howell  Lewis  who  married  Sarah  Ann  Stan¬ 
ford  and  were  the  parents  of  twelve  children;  six  sons  and  six 
daughters.  One  daughter  died  infant.  Mrs.  Julia  Lewis  Shay  was 
one  of  these  daughters  and  she  has  seven  sons  and  one  daugh¬ 
ter.  One  son  is  married  and  has  two  children  a  son  and  daugh¬ 
ter.  Her  daughter  is  married  and  has  a  little  girl  three  months 
old.  Mrs.  Shay  is  a  D.  A.  R.,  member  of  the  Lady  Sterling 
Chapter  of  Seattle,  Washington.” 

WILLIAM  LEWIS. 

5  William  Lewis  was  the  fourth  son  of  Robert  Lewis  of 
Belvoir,  and  was  also  an  officer  in  the  Revolutionary  army,  and 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


bore  a  conspicuous  part  in  that  struggle.  He  married  Lucy  Mer¬ 
iwether,  sixth  daughter  of  Thomas  Meriwether  and  Elizabeth 
Thornton,  and  made  his  home  at  Locust  Hill,  seven  miles  west  of 
Charlottesville.  Locust  Hill  was  a  part  of  the  vast  estate  owned 
by  his  father,  on  Ivy  Creek,  and  was  bequeathed  to  him,  as  will 
be  seen  by  reference  to  his  father’s  will.  It  is  a  noteworthy  fact 
that,  notwithstanding  the  vast  increase  in  the  value  of  lands  and 
the  radical  changes  in  the  methods  of  life,  this  property  has 
never  passed  out  of  the  hands  of  the  family.  Governor  Gilmer  in 
referring  to  this  branch  of  the  Meriwether  family,  says  of  the 
gentlemen:  “Mr.  Anderson  who  married  the  daughter  of  Colonel 
William  Lewis  was  remarkable  for  nothing  specially  except  the 
faculty  for  squandering  his  wife’s  estate,”  but  it  must  be  remem¬ 
bered  that  Governor  Gilmer  was  not  only  a  paralytic,  but  also  a 
dispeptic  and  a  misanthrope.  About  half  a  mile  from  Ivy  Sta¬ 
tion  on  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  railroad  is  the  residence  of  Mr. 
C.  Harper  Anderson,  great-grandson  of  Captain  William  Lewis, 
and  on  its  walls  hangs  the  oil  painting  of  his  great-grandmother, 
Lucy  Meriwether  Lewis,  known  to  her  descendants,  as  “Aunt 
Marks.”  That  part  of  the  land  belonging  to  the  estate  upon  which 
the  former  home  of  William  Lewis  stood,  has  passed  into  other 
hands,  but  Mr.  Anderson  still  owns  several  hundred  acres  of  this 
historic  patrimony,  and  a  new  residence  stands  not  far  distant 
from  Locust  Hill. 

William  Lewis  and  Lucy  Meriwether  had  only  three  children, 
two  sons  and  one  daughter;  Meriwether,  Reuben  and  Jane.  Mer¬ 
iwether  never  married.  Reuben  married  his  cousin,  Mildred  Dab¬ 
ney,  daughter  of  Samuel  Dabney,  and  “pretty  Jane”  Meriwether. 
They  left  no  children.  Jane  Lewis  married  Edmond  Anderson, 
also  a  first  cousin.  Mr.  Harper  Anderson,  mentioned  above  is  a 
descendant  of  this  marriage,  and  notwithstanding  the  caustic  re¬ 
marks  of  Governor  Gilmer  in  regard  to  Edmond  Anderson,  it 
is  nevertheless  true  that  Mr.  Harper  Anderson  is  still  the  owner 
by  regular  line  of  descent,  of  valuable  property  which  has  come 
down  to  him  through  a  succession  of  five  generations. 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


MERIWETHER  LEWIS. 

6.  Meriwether  Lewis  was  the  oldest  son  of  Captain  Wil¬ 
liam  Lewis  and  Lucy  Meriwether,  and  was  born  at  Locust  Hill, 
seven  miles  west  of  the  town  of  Charlottesville,  August  18,  1774. 
The  station  on  the  Chesapeake  and  the  Ohio  railroad  which  runs 
within  half  a  mile  of  the  old  homestead  of  the  Lewis  family,  is 
known  as  Ivy  Station.  Fifteen  minutes’  ride  over  a  smooth  road, 
full  in  sight  of  the  Blue  Ridge  mountain,  brings  you  within  a 
short  walk  of  Locust  Hill,  the  birthplace  of  Meriwether  Lewis, 
a  place  remarkable  alike  for  its  historic  surroundings,  and  its 
long  continuance  in  the  same  family;  longer,  perhaps  than  any 
other  homestead  in  America,  unless,  some  of  the  older  entailed 
estates  may  prove  exceptions.  Locust  Hill,  however,  was  not  an 
entailed  estate.  Purchased  by  Robert  Lewis  of  Belvior,  about 
1730,  it  has  descended  from  father  to  son  for  five  successive  gen¬ 
erations,  and  more  than  a  hundred  and  seventy  years,  with  no  en¬ 
tail  or  other  legal  provision  to  save  it  from  the  sheriff’s  hammer; 
and  it  therefore  stands  as  a  monument  to  the  patriotism,  paternal 
love  and  frugality  of  its  successive  owners. 

Although  Locust  Hill  was  the  birthplace  of  Meriwether 
Lewis,  and  although  he  entered  the  United  States  army  from 
that  place,  there  is  an  event  in  his  life  that  historians,  biogra¬ 
phers  and  genealogists  seem  alike  to  have  overlooked,  or  never 
to  have  known.  His  father  died  when  he  was  a  small  boy,  and 
his  mother  afterwards  married  Colonel  William  Marks,  also  a 
Revolutionary  patriot,  and  in  a  sort  of  exodus,  so  to  speak,  of 
the  Meriwethers,’  Mrs.  Marks,  together  with  her  second  husband, 
and  her  Lewis  children,  removed  to  Georgia.  Governor  Gilmer, 
in  his  “Georgians”  mentions  this  fact,  but  so  incidentally  that 
the  reader  is  not  impressed  with  it.  Georgia,  like  Kentucky,  was 
at  that  time  (1785-1790)  the  far  West,  where  the  Indian  roamed 
at  will  over  her  hills  and  through  her  valleys. 

Mr.  Jefferson,  no  doubt  drawing  upon  his  imagination,  tells 
us  of  the  early  childhood  of  Meriwether  Lewis,  of  his  hunting 
the  “raccoon  and  the  opossum,”  in  the  darkness  of  the  night 

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MERIWETHER  LEWIS. 


LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


among  the  spurs  of  the  Blue  Ridge,  and  in  this  way  accounts 
for  his  habits  of  hardihood  in  after  life. 

Mr.  Jefferson  was  doubtless  ignorant  of  the  removal  of  Mrs. 
Marks  and  her  Lewis  children  to  Georgia,  and  wholly  ignorant 
of  the  early  life  of  Meriwether  Lewis,  who  had  spent  all  of  his 
coon-hunting  days  in  Georgia,  where  Indians  were  the  only  game 
that  the  white  man  could  afford  to  hunt,  or  at  school,  where  coons 
were  not  to  be  found.  It  is  more  than  probable  that  Meriwether 
Lewis  was  never  on  a  coon  hunt  in  his  life.  It  is  true  that  he 
was  inured  to  hardships  and  accustomed  to  danger  in  his  boy¬ 
hood,  and  that  this  had  much  to  do  with  shaping  his  character 
in  after  life;  but  it  is  to  the  Indian,  and  not  to  the  coon  and 
opossum,  that  we  must  look  for  the  explanation  of  this  fact. 

After  the  death  of  Colonel  Marks,  “Aunt  Marks”  returned 
to  Locust  Hill,  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  and  shortly  after  her 
return  Meriwether  Lewis  entered  the  United  States  army.  He 
volunteered  in  1794?  with  the  troops  called  out  to  suppress  the 
whiskey  rebellion,  and  in  1795  entered  the  regular  army.  He 
was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  Captain  in  1800,  and  in  1801,  when 
Mr.  Jefferson  was  inaugurated  president,  he  became  his  private 
secretary,  and  in  1803,  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  Pres¬ 
ident  was  appointed  to  take  command  of  the  exploring  expedi¬ 
tion,  which  has  become  a  part  of  our  country’s  history  as  the 
expedition  of  “Lewis  and  Clark.”  The  scope  of  this  work  will 
not  admit  of  historical  or  biographical  reference,  except  of  the 
briefest  character,  and  therefore  this  notice  of  Meriwether  Lewis 
will  be  closed  with  a  quotation  from  instructions  which  accom¬ 
panies  his  appointment,  and  which  will  show  the  purport  and 
scope  of  the  undertaking,  together  with  extracts  from  letters  go¬ 
ing  to  show  the  confidence  reposed  in  him  by  the  Government: 


mr.  Jefferson’s  letter  of  instructions. 


“Meriwether  Lewis,  Esq.,  Captain  of  1st  Regiment  of  Infan¬ 
try  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


“Your  situation  as  secretary  of  the  President  of  the  United 
States  has  made  you  acquainted  with  the  object  of  my  confiden¬ 
tial  message  of  January  18,  1803,  to  the  Legislature.  You  have 
seen  the  act  they  passed,  which,  though  expressed  in  general 
terms,  was  meant  to  sanction  those  objects,  and  you  are  ap¬ 
pointed  to  carry  them  into  execution. 

“Your  mission  has  been  communicated  to  the  ministers  here 
from  France,  Spain  and  Great  Britain,  and  through  them  to  their 
respective  governments,  and  such  assurance  given  as  to  its  ob¬ 
ject  as  we  trust  will  satisfy  them.  The  country  of  Louisiana 
having  been  ceded  by  Spain  to  France,  the  passport  you  have 
from  the  minister  of  France,  the  representative  of  the  present 
sovereign  of  that  country,  will  be  a  protection,  with  all  its  sub¬ 
jects,  and  that  from  the  minister  of  England  will  entitle  you  to 
the  friendly  aid  of  any  traders  of  that  allegiance  with  whom  you 
may  happen  to  meet.  The  object  of  your  mission  is  to  explore 
the  Missouri  river  and  such  principal  streams  of  it  or  any  other 
river  as  may  offer  the  most  direct  and  practicable  water  commu¬ 
nication  across  the  continent. 

“As  it  is  impossible  to  foresee  in  what  manner  you  will  be 
received  by  the  people  with  whom  you  may  come  in  contact,  In¬ 
dians,  traders  and  others,  whether  with  hospitality,  or  hostility, 
so  is  it  impossible  to  prescribe  the  exact  degree  of  perseverance 
with  which  you  are  to  pursue  your  journey.  We  value  too  much 
the  lives  of  citizens  to  offer  them  to  probable  destruction.  Your 
numbers  will  be  sufficient  to  secure  you  against  the  unauthorized 
opposition  of  individuals  or  small  parties,  but  if  a  superior  force 
authorized  or  not  authorized  by  a  nation,  should  be  arrayed  against 
your  further  passage,  and  inflexibily  determine  to  arrest  it,  you 
must  decline  its  further  pursuit  and  return.  In  the  loss  of  your¬ 
selves  we  should  lose  all  the  information  you  will  have  acquired. 
By  returning  safely  with  that,  you  may  enable  us  to  renew  the 
essay  with  better  calculated  means.  To  your  own  discretion, 
therefore,  must  be  left  the  degree  of  danger  you  may  risk,  and 
the  point  at  which  you  should  decline,  only  saying  we  wish  you 
to  err  on  the  side  of  your  safety,  and  to  bring  us  back  your  party 


LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


safe,  even  if  it  be  with  less  information. 

“On  your  arrival  on  the  Pacific  coast,  endeavor  to  learn  if 
there  be  any  port  frequented  by  the  sea  vessels  of  any  nation,  and 
to  send  two  of  your  trusted  people  back  by  sea,  in  such  way  as 
shall  appear  practicable,  with  a  copy  of  your  notes;  and  should 
you  be  of  the  opinion  that  the  return  of  your  party  by  the  way 
they  went  will  be  imminently  dangerous,  then  ship  the  whole 
and  return  by  sea  by  the  way  either  of  Cape  Horn  or  the  Cape 
of  Good  Hope,  as  you  shall  be  able.  As  you  will  be  without 
money,  clothes  or  provisions,  you  must  endeavor  to  use  the  credit 
of  the  United  States  to  obtain  them,  for  which  purpose  open 
letters  of  credit  will  be  furnished  you,  authorizing  you  to  draw 
on  the  Executive  of  the  United  States  or  any  of  its  officers  in 
any  part  of  the  world,  on  which  drafts  can  be  disposed  of,  and 
to  apply  with  our  recommendations  to  the  consuls,  agents,  mer¬ 
chants  or  citizens  of  any  nation  with  which  we  have  intercourse, 
assuring  them  in  our  name  that  any  aids  they  may  furnish  you 
shall  be  honorably  repaid  and  on  demand.  Our  consuls,  Thomas 
Hughes  at  Batavia  in  Java,  William  Buchanan  in  the  isles  of 
France,  and  John  Elmsly  at  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope,  will  be 
able  to  supply  your  necessities  by  drafts  on  us. 

“Should  you  find  it  safe  to  return  by  the  way  you  go,  after 
sending  two  of  your  party  around  by  sea,  or  with  your  whole 
party,  if  no  conveyance  by  sea  can  be  found,  do  so,  making  such 
observation  on  your  return  as  will  serve  to  supply,  correct  or  con¬ 
firm  those  made  on  your  outward  journey. 

“On  re-entering  the  United  States  and  reaching  a  place  of 
safety,  discharge  any  of  your  attendants  who  may  desire  and 
deserve  it,  procuring  for  them  immediate  payment  of  all  arrears 
of  pay  and  clothing  which  may  have  been  incurred  since  their 
departure,  and  assure  them  that  they  shall  be  recommended  to 
the  liberality  of  the  Legislature  for  the  grant  of  a  soldier’s  por¬ 
tion  of  land  each,  as  proposed  in  my  message  to  Congress;  and 
repair  yourself,  with  your  papers,  to  the  seat  of  government. 

“To  provide,  in  the  accident  of  your  death,  against  anarchy, 
dispersion  and  consequent  danger  to  your  party  and  total  failure 

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of  the  enterprise,  you  are  hereby  authorized  by  any  instrument 
signed  and  written  in  your  own  hand,  to  name  the  person  among 
them  who  shall  succeed  to  the  command  on  your  decease,  and  by 
a  like  instrument  to  change  the  nomination  from  time  to  time 
as  further  experiences  of  the  characters  accompanying  you  shall 
point  out  superior  fitness ;  and  all  the  powers  and  authorities 
given  to  yourself  are  in  the  event  of  your  death  transferred  and 
vested  in  the  successor  so  named,  with  further  powers  to  him  and 
his  successor  in  like  manner  to  name  each  his  successor  who,  on 
the  death  of  his  predecessor  shall  be  vested  with  all  the  powers 
and  authorities  given  to  himself.  Given  under  my  hand  in  the 
city  of  Washington  this  20th  day  of  June,  1803.” 

Meriwether  Lewis  died  October  11,  1809.  After  the  com¬ 
pletion  of  his  expedition,  the  success  of  which  secured  to  the 
United  States  by  right  of  discovery  all  of  that  territory  now  em¬ 
braced  in  the  States  of  Oregon  and  Washington  and  some  of  the 
other  Rocky  Mountain  States,  he  was  appointed  governor  of  Lou¬ 
isiana,  now  Missouri  the  capitol  site  of  which  at  the  time  was  in 
St.  Louis.  While  en  route  to  Washington  on  official  business, 
unattended  save  by  a  single  companion,  who  doubtless  proved  to 
be  his  assassin,  he  was  murdered  while  passing  through  what  is 
now  the  State  of  Tennessee,  near  where  the  town  of  Franklin 
is  at  present  situated.  Although  it  was  believed  at  the  time  that 
he  had  committed  suicide,  and  was  so  reported  by  Mr.  Jefferson 
as  a  historical  fact,  the  theory  is  not  only  not  plausible  but  con¬ 
tradictory  in  its  every  bearing.  Governor  Gilmer,  who  perhaps 
knew  more  of  Meriwether  Lewis  than  any  man  of  the  time,  be¬ 
ing  a  near  relative,  and  about  the  same  age,  who  was  many  years 
in  public  life,  having  been  twice  governor  of  Georgia  and  hav¬ 
ing  served  several  terms  in  Congress,  did  not  believe  the  suicide 
theory,  but  emphatically  contradicted  it  and  gave  the  best  of  rea¬ 
sons  to  disprove  it;  while  Mr.  Jefferson’s  own  account  of  the  cir¬ 
cumstances,  when  analyzed,  furnishes  its  own  refutation.  No 
one  could  suspect  Mr.  Jefferson  of  doing  intentional  injustice 
to  the  memory  of  Meriwether  Lewis,  but  that  his  credulity  was 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


imposed  upon  is  proven  by  his  own  statements. 

Paul  Hayne’s  account  of  the  expedition  of  Lewis  and  Clark 
is  the  most  comprehensive  of  any  that  has  been  published,  and 
shows  the  vast  scope  of  the  undertaking,  together  with  its  diffi¬ 
culties  and  dangers,  as  well  as  the  great  benefits  resulting  to  the 
country  therefrom.  Mr.  James  Parton  has  also  published  a  very 
interesting,  and  at  the  same  time  correct,  account  of  this  expedi¬ 
tion. 

Of  one  fact  we  are  assured,  that  he  made  a  noble  record 
while  living  and  died  true  to  his  country,  true  to  his  duty  as  a 
man,  and  true  to  the  trusts  reposed  in  him.  Capt.  Lewis  died  at 
the  age  of  35  years,  and  was  buried  in  the  center  of  Lewis  coun¬ 
ty,  Tennessee.  In  a  dense  oak  forest,  remote  from  human  hab¬ 
itation,  stands  a  simple  granite  monument,  erected  by  the  State 
of  Tennessee  over  the  grave  of  Meriwether  Lewis;  upon  which 
is  cut  the  eulogy,  written  of  him  by  President  Jefferson:  “His 
courage  was  undaunted,  his  firmness  and  perseverance  yielded  to 
nothing  but  impossibilities.  A  rigid  disciplinarian,  yet  tender  as 
a  father  of  those  committed  to  his  charge;  honest,  disinterested, 
liberal,  with  a  sound  understanding  and  a  scrupulous  fidelity  to 
truth.”  It  also  bears  this  Latin  epitaph,  “Immaturus  obi ;  sed  to 
felicior  annos  vive  meos,  bone  republica  vive  tuos.”  His  own 
family  motto:  “ Omne  solumforti  patria  est,”  might  have  been 
more  appropriate. 

August  12,  1905,  will  be  the  Centennial  anniversary  of  the 
arrival  of  Captain  Lewis  in  the  Oregon  country,  and  the  Loyal 
Lewis  Legion,  a  fraternal,  genealogical  and  historical  society, 
composed  of  those  by  the  name  of  Lewis  and  their  kin,  will  hold 
a  Congress  in  Portland,  Oregon,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Lewis 
and  Clark  Exposition.  One  entire  day  has  been  set  aside  and 
designated  as  Lewis  Day  (as  was  also  September  23,  1904  at 
the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition),  in  honor  of  the  intrepid  ex¬ 
plorer  Meriwether  Lewis.  The  Tennessee  Lewis  Society,  through 
Hon.  E.  C.  Lewis  of  Nashville,  will  decorate  the  tomb  of  Meri¬ 
wether  Lewis  with  flags  and  flowers  while  Lewis’  Congress  will 
meet  in  Portland,  Oregon,  to  honor  his  life,  character  and  ser- 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


vices,  to  pay  royal  homage  to  his  memory,  to  sing  his  praises 
and  record  their  estimate  of  his  worth.  He  was  a  history  maker. 
He  achieved  honor  for  honor’s  sake,  by  which  he  is  now  remem¬ 
bered  one  hundred  years  afterwards.  May  the  Lewises  of  to¬ 
day  emulate  all  that  was  good,  j  ust  and  generous ;  emulate  the 
sturdy  character,  the  strenuous  life  of  our  honored  hero,  and  win 
honor  in  this  day  and  generation  by  which  they  may  be  remem¬ 
bered  and  honored  one  hundred  years  hence. 

Reuben  Gold  Thwaites  has  edited  a  very  authentic  account 
of  the  expedition  from  the  original  journals  of  the  Lewis  and 
Clark  Expedition. 

6  Reuben  Lewis,  born  February  14,  1777.  Second  son  of 
William  Lewis  and  Lucy  Meriwether,  went  west  with  his  brother, 
Governor  Meriwether  Lewis  in  1807.  Was  Indian  agent  among 
the  Maudans  and  Cherokees,  returned  to  Ivy,  Virginia,  1820 
where  he  married  December  18,  1822,  his  cousin,  Mildred  Dab¬ 
ney.  They  left  no  children.  She  was  born  September  5,  1790, 
and  died  October  5,  1851. 

6  Jane  Lewis,  only  daughter  of  William  Lewis  and  Lucy 
Meriwether,  born  March  31,  1770,  died  March  15,  1845.  Mar¬ 
ried  Edmund  Anderson,  and  had  nine  children,  Meriwether  L., 
Edmond,  Jane,  Anne,  Sarah,  Lucy  Elizabeth  Thornton,  David, 
William  L. 

6  EDMUND  ANDERSON  AND  JANE  LEWIS. 

7  1Dr.  Meriwether  Anderson,  oldest  son  of  Jane  Lewis  and  Ed¬ 
mund  Anderson,  married  Miss  Lucy  Harper,  and  left  chil¬ 
dren  only  three  of  whom  we  have  been  able  to  trace:  Mer¬ 
iwether  Lewis,  killed  in  the  Confederate  army,  Charles  Har¬ 
per  and  Mary  Miller. 

8  Charles  Harper  Anderson,  only  surviving  son  of  Dr. 
Meriwether  Anderson  and  Lucy  Harper,  married  Miss  Scott,  who 
was  a  descendant  of  Zachary  Lewis  and  also  of  Robert  Lewis  of 
Belvior.  He  resides  seven  miles  west  of  Charlottesville,  Virginia* 
on  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  railroad  at  Ivy  Depot.  Mr.  An- 

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derson  is  a  successful  merchant  at  that  place,  and  owns  a  subdi¬ 
vision  of  the  old  Lewis  estate,  known  as  Locust  Hill.  They  have 
an  interesting  family  of  four  sons  and  three  daughters. 

8.  Mary  Miller  Anderson,  daughter  of  Dr.  Meriwether  An¬ 
derson,  and  Lucy  Harper,  married  B.  R.  A.  Scott,  a  prominent 
lawyer  of  Galveston,  Texas.  This  Mr.  Scott  is  a  brother  of  Mrs. 
Anderson  mentioned  above  and  hence,  is  also  a  descendant  of 
Zachary  Lewis  and  Robert  of  Belvior.  The  descendants  of  Jane 
Lewis  and  Edmund  Anderson  given  more  fully  in  detail  below: 

7  1  Elizabeth  Thornton  Anderson,  daughter  of  Jane  Lewis  and 
Edmund  Anderson,  born  May  14,  1786,  died  young. 

7  2Jane  Lewis  Anderson,  daughter  of  Jane  Lewis  and  Edmund 
Anderson,  born  July  15,  1789,  married  Benjamin  Wood; 
residence  near  Ivy  Depot,  Virginia. 

7  3William  L.  Anderson,  born  December  4,  1792,  married  Mary 
Webb  and  died  in  West  Virginia. 

7  4  Lucy  M.  Anderson,  born  July  30,  1795,  died  October  19, 
1854;  married  Ballard  Buckner. 

7  r‘Anne  E.  Anderson,  born  October  20,  1800,  died  June,  1845; 
married  Thomas  Fielding  Lewis,  son  of  Howell  and  Mary 
(Carr)  Lewis,  son  of  Charles  and  Mary  Lewis,  son  of  Rob¬ 
ert  and  Jane  M.  Lewis. 

7  6David  Anderson,  born  1803;  married  in  the  West,  Mary 
Buckner  of  Natches,  Mississippi. 

7  "Meriwether  Lewis  Anderson,  born  Albermarle  county,  Vir¬ 
ginia,  June  23,  1805;  married  Lucy  Sidney  Harper;  born 
1811,  died  December  4,  1885.  Residence  Locust  Hill. 

7  8Sarah  Thornton  Anderson,  born  June  22,  1807;  married  De¬ 
cember  8,  1823,  Gabriel  Smithes  Harper;  died  in  Prince  Ed¬ 
ward  county,  Virginia. 

7  9 Mary  Herndon  Anderson,  born  October  4,  1809,  died  voimg. 

8  1  Marion  Wood,  daughter  of  Jane  Lewis  Anderson  and  Ben¬ 

jamin  Wood;  married  William  G.  Rogers,  a  direct  relative 
of  George  Rogers  Clark  and  William  Clark,  through  their 
mother,  Ann  Rogers. 

4 


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8  2Martha  Wood,  daughter  of  Jane  Lewis  Anderson  and  Benja¬ 
min  Wood;  married  Daniel  Perkins. 

8  3Alice  Wood,  daughter  of  Jane  Lewis  Anderson  and  Benja¬ 
min  Wood;  married  Charles  Price. 

8  4  Lucy  Wood,  daughter  of  Jane  Lewis  Anderson  and  Benjamin 
Wood;  married  William  Barrett. 

The  children  of  William  L.  Anderson  and  Mary  Webb  are: 

8  1  Reuben  M.  Anderson  died  1838. 

8  2Mary  J.  Anderson,  born  December  1824,  died  September 
1846;  married  July  29,  1845,  Robert  H.  Mosby. 

8  3  Robert  Meriwether  Anderson,  born  October  19,  1826  died 
November  9,  1880  in  Essex  county,  Virginia;  married  1864 
Harriet  S.  Lewis. 

8  4Tempte  Anne  Anderson,  born  January  30,  1828;  married 
Kosciusco  Hopkins. 

8  5Lucy  M.  Anderson,  born  March  4,  1829;  married  W.  F. 
Green. 

8  6Sarah  H.  Anderson  married - Hedges. 

8  7Laura  Anderson,  born  1834;  married  William  Landis. 

8  8Richard  Webb  Anderson,  born  1836,  died  October  22,  1867. 

8  9Henning  Fisher  Anderson,  born  February  19,  1840,  died  Oc¬ 
tober  18,  1869;  married  Laura  McCoy  df  Texas. 

The  issue  of  Ballard  Buckner  and  Lucy  M.  Anderson  are: 

8  4Mary  Jane  Buckner  married,  first,  David  Anderson;  second, 
- Cunningham,  and  third,  McCrocklie. 

8  2 Edmund  A.  Buckner,  born  December  27,  1815;  married  Mary 
Graff. 

8  3Maria  Buckner,  born  January  1,  1818;  married  William  Da¬ 
vidson. 

8  4 Alice  Buckner,  born  February  24,  1820;  married  Joseph 
Thornton. 

8  5Robert  Buckner,  born  July  12,  1824,  died  1864;  married  Wil¬ 
lie  Abbott. 

8  6Caroline  Buckner,  daughter  of  Lucy  M.  Anderson  and  Bal¬ 
lard  Buckner,  born  October  21,  1827;  married  her  cousin 
Archie  Anderson. 


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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


Children  of  Anne  E.  Anderson  and  Thomas  Fielding  Lewis: 

8  1  Charles  Wm.  Lewis,  M.  D.,  son  of  Anne  E.  Anderson  and 
Thomas  Fielding  Lewis,  born  January,  1820. 

8  2Matilda  Lewis,  born  September  3,  1822;  married  Henry 
Wood,  January  4,  1847. 

8  3 John  Marks  Lewis,  born  November  17,  1826;  married  Mar¬ 
garet  Tapp. 

8  1Jane  Lewis  Anderson,  daughter  of  Meriwether  Lewis  Ander¬ 
son  and  Lucy  Sidney  Harper;  died  in  infancy. 

8  2Meriwether  Lewis  Anderson,  born  August  24,  1845;  killed  in 
war  between  the  States  near  Fishers  Hill,  October  8,  1864. 
Age  10. 

8  3Charles  Harper  Anderson,  son  of  Meriwether  Lewis  Ander¬ 
son  and  Lucy  Sidney  Harper,  born  June  28,  1848;  married 
February  15,  1872.  Sarah  Travers  Scott,  great  great  grand¬ 
daughter  of  Robert  Lewis  of  Belvoir  through  his  daughter 
Mary  by  her  second  marriage  with  Waddy  Thompson.  Air. 
Charles  Harper  Anderson  is  the  nearest  living  relative  of 
Meriwether  Lewis  the  Explorer. 

8  4 Mary  Miller  Anderson,  daughter  of  Meriwether  Lewis  Ander¬ 
son,  born  September  5,  1851;  married  September  27,  1877, 
B.  R.  A.  Scott  for  some  years  a  prominent  lawyer  of  Gal¬ 
veston,  Texas,  but  since  the  Galveston  flood  he  has  resided 
and  practiced  law  in  San  Antonio,  Texas. 

8  4Mary  J.  Harper,  daughter  of  Sarah  Thornton  Anderson  and 
Gabriel  Smither  Harper,  born  1824,  died  1846;  married 
William  Woods. 

8  2Wilmuth  Harper,  born  1826,  died  1842. 

8  3Annie  Harper,  born  1828,  died  1846. 

8  4Sarah  Harper,  born  1831,  died  1853;  married  Dr.  James 
Terry. 

8  5Alice  Harper,  born  1835,  died  I860;  married  Joel  Watkins 
Daniels.  Also  children  of  Gabriel  Harper. 

8  6Robert  Harper,  born  1840,  died  1874;  unmarried. 

8  'Charles  Llarper,  born  1847,  son  of  Sarah  Thornton  Anderson 
and  Gabriel  Harper;  married  Alice  Gates  1875,  died  1877. 

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8  Matilda  Lewis,  daughter  of  Annie  E.  Anderson  and  Thomas 
Fielding  Lewis;  married  David  Henry  Wood  and  had  issue 
as  follows: 

9  1  Margaret  Lewis  Wood,  born  October  1842;  married 
Frances  Lobban. 

9  2Henry  Grattan  Wood,  born  June  6,  1846;  married  Miss 
Hudspeth. 

9  3Paulus  Powell  Wood,  born  August  10,  1854;  married 
Miss  Ware. 

9  4Annie  J.  M.  Wood,  born  January  10,  1855;  married  as 
her  second  husband,  James  Terrell  Lewis,  son  of  How¬ 
ell  and  Sarah  (Stanford)  Lewis,  who  was  son  of  How¬ 
ell  and  grandson  of  Charles,  Residence,  Ivy,  Virginia. 

8  John  Marks  Lewis,  son  of  Annie  E.  Anderson  and  Thomas 
Fielding  Lewis;  married  Margaret  Tapp.  Issue: 

9  1Thomas  Fielding  Lewis;  married  Josephine  Johnson  and 
resides  in  Dallas,  Texas. 

9  2 Walter  Tapp  Lewis  married  Nellie - residence,  Ft. 

Worth,  Texas. 

9  3John  M.  Lewis  married  Sallie  Lewis,  grand-daughter  of 
Howell  and  Sarah  (Stanford)  Lewis  married  in  Rich¬ 
mond,  Virginia;  residence  in  Norfolk,  Virginia. 

9  4 William  H.  Lewis  married  Annie  Strayor;  residence 
Charlottesville,  Virginia. 

9  5Matilda  Lewis  married  Winslow  Garth  of  Albemarle, 
Virginia. 

9  6Howell  C.  Lewis  married  Bessie  Smith;  residence  Char¬ 
lottesville,  Virginia. 

10  - Woods,  daughter  of  Wm.  Woods,  Jr.,  and  fifth  in  line 

of  descent  from  Wm.  Lewis,  through  his  daughter  Jane 
Lewis  and  her  husband  Edmund  Anderson;  married  Wm. 
Scott. 

10  Elizabeth  Terry,  Sarah  Terry,  Delia  Terry  and  Giles  Terry, 
children  of  Nathaniel  Terry  and  Elizabeth  Terry  and  Eliza- 

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beth  Sydnor,  and  fifth  in  line  of  descent  from  Wm.  Lewis 
and  Lucy  Meriwether  through  their  daughter,  Jane  Lewis 
and  Edmund  Anderson. 

10  Nathan  B.  Topping,  Harriet  P.  Topping  and  Ruth  Topping, 
children  of  Sarah  E.  Daniels  and  Nathan  B.  Topping  and 
fifth  in  line  of  descent  from  Wm.  Lewis  and  Lucy  Meri¬ 
wether. 

10  Mary  Harper  Cobb,  daughter  of  Martha  M.  Harper  and  Wm. 
S.  Cobb  and  fifth  in  line  of  descent  from  Wm.  Lewis  and 
Lucy  Meriwether. 

9  Robert  Meriwether  Anderson,  Philip  Lewis  Anderson,  H. 
Temple  Anderson,  Henning  Webb  Anderson,  and  W.  M. 
Anderson,  children  of  Robert  Meriwether  Anderson  and  his 
wife,  Harriet  S.  Lewis. 

9  Lucy  Anderson  Hopkins,  Mary  M.  Hopkins,  children  of 
Temple  Anderson  and  her  husband  Koseiusco  Hopkins. 

9  Mary  Buckner  and  three  sons  died.  Edmund  Buckner,  Meri¬ 
wether  Lewis  Buckner,  now  living  in  Louisville,  Kentucky. 
All  children  of  Edmund  A.  Buckner  and  great-grandchil¬ 
dren  of  Edmund  Anderson. 

9  Mary  Davidson,  daughter  of  Maria  Buckner  and  William 
Davidson;  married  Nathan  Ragland. 

9  Edmund  Davidson,  son  of  Maria  Buckner  and  William  David¬ 
son;  married  Miss  Ware. 

9  Lulie  Thornton,  daughter  of  Alice  Buckner  and  Joseph  Thorn¬ 
ton;  married  Hardin  Magruder. 

9  Willie  Abbott  Buckner,  daughter  of  Robert  Buckner  and  Wil¬ 
lie  Abbott;  married  James  Osbourne. 

9  Robert  Anderson,  Judge  William,  who  was  in  the  Interior 

Department  with  Hoke  Smith  during  Cleveland’s  adminis¬ 
tration.  Alice  Anderson  who  married  Graves,  Sallie  An¬ 
derson,  and  Archie  Anderson,  who  died  young,  were  all  chil¬ 
dren  of  Caroline  Buckner  and  Archie  Anderson. 

10  Jennie  Ragland,  Alice  Ragland  and  Edward  Ragland,  all 

daughters  of  Mary  Davidson  and  Nathan  Ragland. 

10  Maria  Davidson,  Harry  Davidson,  Edward  Davidson,  Frank 

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Davidson,  Cora  Davidson,  Flora  Davidson  and  George  Da¬ 
vidson,  all  children  of  Edmund  Davidson  and  Miss  Ware. 
10  Bessie  Magruder,  Willie  Magruder,  Thornton  Magruder,  all 
children  of  Lulie  Thornton  and  Hardin  Magruder  and 
grandchildren  of  Alice  Buckner  and  Joseph  Thornton. 

10  Robert  B.  Osborne,  son  of  Willie  Abbott  Buckner  and  James 
Osborne;  resides  in  Louisville,  Kentucky. 

5.  ROBERT  LEWIS. 

Youngest  son  of  Robert  Lewis  of  Belvoir,  was  not  twenty- 
one  years  old  when  his  father’s  will  was  written  in  1757,  hence 
it  follows  that  he  was  born  subsequent  to  1736.  He  married  his 
cousin,  Mary  Frances  Lewis,  daughter  of  “Charles  Lewis  of  the 
Byrd,”  and  settled  in  Granville  county.  North  Carolina.  He  ap¬ 
pears  upon  the  records  of  that  state  quite  prominently,  and  was 
a  member  of  the  Constitutional  Convention  which  met  just  pre¬ 
vious  to  the  breaking  out  of  the  Revolution.  He  died  compar¬ 
atively  young,  leaving  several  children  as  follows:  James  is 
one  of  the  executors  of  his  will,  as  shown  by  settlement  of  guar¬ 
dian;  Howell  Lewis  1791;  Jane  and  Nicholas  as  shown  by  guar¬ 
dian  Thomas  Hynes;  Charles,  and  is  shown  in  book  three,  page 
86,  division  of  slaves  among  the  children;  Frances  who  married 
Dr.  John  Payne;  Charles  and  Nicholas.  Thus  we  have,  Jane, 
Charles,  Nicholas,  James  and  Frances  Payne,  and  from  other 
sources  we  have  John  and  Richard.  Mrs.  General  Gordon,  the 
first  wife  of  Chief  Justice  Bleckly  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Georgia,  and  Judge  Haralson  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Alabama, 
descended  from  this  line. 

Miss  Latimer,  daughter  of  James  Latimer  of  Charles  coun¬ 
ty,  Maryland,  married,  first,  a  gentleman  named  Posey  who  died 
and  left  her  a  widow  and  in  her  widowhood  she  determined  to 
cast  her  lot  in  Georgia,  which  was  then  the  “far  west”  and  pass¬ 
ing  through  North  Carolina,  traveling  herself,  with  proper  pro¬ 
tection  in  her  carriage,  while  her  slaves  and  manager  traveled 
with  the  wagons  and  the  stock.  She  met  Dr.  John  Lewis,  son  of 

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Robert  Lewis.  They  married,  settled  in  Warren  county,  Georgia, 
and  were  the  ancestors  of  Mrs.  Frank  Graham  of  Augusta,  Geor¬ 
gia,  Judge  Hal  Lewis,  Supreme  Court,  and  many  others  in  Geor¬ 
gia. 


5  JANE  LEWIS. 

Jane  Lewis,  oldest  daughter  of  Robert  of  Belvoir,  born 
about  1728;  married  first,  Thomas  Meriwether,  who  was  a  grand¬ 
son  of  old  Nicholas  Meriwether  and  Elizabeth  Crawford  and 
son  of  their  son  Nicholas,  and  second,  John  Lewis  her  first  cou¬ 
sin,  who  was  a  son  of  “Charles  Lewis  of  the  Byrd.”  Of  the  de¬ 
scendants  of  the  first  marriage  very  little  is  known.  The  de¬ 
scendants  of  the  second  marriage  will  be  taken  up  under  the 
head  of  John  Lewis.  Following  are  the  children  of  Jane  Lewis 
and  Thomas  Meriwether.  William  born  1751.  Robert  born  1752. 
Thomas  born  1754.  Jane,  Elizabeth,  Nicholas,  Mary,  who  mar¬ 
ried  Richard  P.  White,  and  Richard. 

6  William  Meriwether,  son  of  the  above  named  Thomas 
Meriwether,  married  and  had  issue  as  follows:  Thomas,  born 
1781;  Jane  born  1783;  Frances  born  1785;  Matilda  born  1790; 
William  born  1792;  Robert  born  1795;  Lucinda  born  1800. 

7  William  Meriwether,  grandson  of  Thomas  Meriwether 
and  Jane  Lewis,  married  and  had  issue  as  follows:  Robert  born 
1828;  Mary  Ann  born  1830;  Eveline  born  1832;  William  A. 
born  1834;  Susan  B.  born  1837;  Moody  B.  horn  1839;  Thomas 
born  1843,  and  C.  V.  (Mrs.  Furlow)  born  1846. 

8  Mrs.  C.  V.  (Meriwether)  Furlough,  great  granddaugh¬ 
ter  of  Thomas  Meriwether  and  Jane  Lewis  married  Chas.  T. 
Furlough,  July,  1864;  assistant  treasurer  of  the  State  of 
Georgia  through  a  succession  of  administrations.  They  have  is¬ 
sue  as  follows: 

9  1  Floyd  C.  Furlough  married  Miss  Johnson,  whose  father  was 

prominent  in  Georgia  history.  2  Felder,  3  Meriwether,  4  Chas. 

T.,  Jr.,  5Eugene  (daughter),  6Hal. 

5  MARY  LEWIS. 

5  Mary  Lewis,  born  about  1735;  married  first,  Samuel 
Cobbs;  second,  Waddy  Thomson.  Issue  by  first  marriage:  Rob¬ 
ert  Cobbs;  Jane  Cobbs,  Judith  Cobbs. 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


6  Robert  Cobbs,  only  son  of  Samuel  Cobbs  and  Mary 
Lewis,  was  born  1754  and  married  Ann  G.  Poindexter,  daugh¬ 
ter  of  John  Poindexter,  of  Louisa  county,  Virginia;  he  died  in 
Campbell  county,  Virginia  in  1829.  Robert  Cobbs  was  a  unique 
character  whose  highest  estimate  of  life  was  a  straightfor¬ 
ward  and  unswerving  integrity.  He  christened  his  home 
“Plain  Dealings”  and  was  known  as  “Robin  Cobbs  of  Plain 
Dealing,”  he  was  an  officer  in  the  Revolutionary  army  and  left 
a  record  of  which  any  descendant  could  well  afford,  to  be  proud. 
Robert  Cobbs  and  Ann  G.  Poindexter  left  a  family  of  nine 
children,  six  sons  and  three  daughters,  who  together  with  their 
descendants  will  be  taken  up  under  the  head  of  the  “Cobbs 
Family.” 

6  Jane  Cobbs,  daughter  of  Mary  Lewis  and  Samuel  Cobbs, 
married  a  gentleman  by  the  name  of  Waddy,  had  one  child 
whom  she  named  Samuel  Cobbs,  and  died.  This  child  was 
raised  by  his  grandmother  but  all  trace  of  him  has  been  lost. 

6  Judith  Cobbs,  youngest  child  of  Samuel  Cobbs  and  Mary 
Lewis,  died  in  girlhood.  Issue  by  second  marriage. 

6  Ann  Thomson  married  first  John  Slaughter,  second 
Phillip  Grafton;  Mary  Thomson  married  James  Poindexter; 
Susannah  Thomson  married  Jesse  Davenport;  Judith  Thomson 
married  William  J.  Poindexter;  Mildred  Thomson,  born  Sep¬ 
tember  22,  1775,  died  October  9,  1829;  married  December  9, 
1801,  as  his  second  wife.  Dr.  James  McClure  Scott,  born  Feb¬ 
ruary  17,  1760,  died  April  14,  1822. 

A  daughter  of  Judith  Thomson  Poindexter  married  a  man 
named  Mills ;  went  west  and  left  descendants,  scattered  from 
Iowa  to  Texas. 

7  Mary  Ann  Lewis  Scott,  born  October  28,  1808;  married 
as  her  second  husband,  Lewis  A.  Boggs,  February  15,  1827; 
died  August  27,  1840.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Mildred  Thom¬ 
son. 

7  John  Thomson  Scott,  born  February  26,  1810;  married 
Huldah  Lewis,  January  5,  1832;  died  in  Savanah,  Georgia, 
October  19,  1832.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Richmond  Lewis 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


and  Elizabeth  Travers  (Daniel)  Lewis. 

7  James  McClure  Scott,  Jr.,  born  August  17,  1811;  married 
at  “Prospect  Hill,”  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  December 
13,  1832,  Sarah  Travers  Lewis,  born  November  7,  1813,  died 
July,  1890.  She  was  a  sister  of  Huldah  Lewis,  of  Zachary 
Lewis  line. 

8  Eliza  Hart  Boggs,  daughter  of  Mary  Ann  Lewis  Scott  and 
Lewis  A.  Boggs,  born  March  3,  1839;  died  September  28,  1879; 
married  May  1,  1861,  Valentine  M.  Johnson. 

8  John  Thomson  Scott  born  January  7,  1834;  died  Janu¬ 
ary  15,  1869;  married  May  18,  1865,  Grace  McMorris,  Houston, 
Texas;  he  was  a  son  of  James  McClure  Scott,  Jr.,  and  Sarah 
Travers  Lewis. 

8  Elizabeth  Lewis  Scott,  born  December  31,  1835;  married 
September  4,  1851,  Dr.  John  Minor,  born  Albemarle  county, 
Virginia,  April  7,  1822. 

8  Alfred  Lewis  Scott,  C.  S.  A.,  born  February  12,  1838; 
married  July  22,  1862,  Fanny  Herbert  Taylor,  of  Alabama. 

8  Mary  Ann  Scott,  born  October  6,  1839;  died  October  13, 

1860. 

8  Dr.  Jas.  M.  Scott,  Jr.,  born  July  13,  1841;  married  Feb¬ 
ruary  24,  1875,  Sarah  L.  Dickinson. 

8  John  Zachary  H.  Scott  born  March  14,  1843;  married 
December  18,  1872,  Lucy  Prentis  Doswell,  second  Claudia 
Keenan.  Mr.  Scott  was  a  prominent  lawyer  of  Galveston, 
Texas.  He  died  in  1904. 

8  Richmond  L.  Scott,  born  September  21,  1845;  died  March 
30,  1847. 

8  Sarah  Travers  Lewris  Scott,  born  March  31,  1847;  mar¬ 
ried  Charles  Harper  Anderson,  February  15,  1872.  Mr.  Ander¬ 
son  is  a  merchant  at  Ivy  Depot,  and  resides  at  “Locus  Hill.” 
They  had  issue  as  follows: 

9  JDr.  Meriwether  Lewis  Anderson,  oldest  son  of  Charles 

Harper  Anderson  and  his  wife  Sarah  Travers  Lewis  Scott, 

born  November  13,  1872;  married  September  23,  1903, 

Annie  Tatum,  residence  Richmond,  Virginia. 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


9  2Sarah  T.  S.  Anderson,  born  February  1,  1874. 

9  3Charles  Harper  Anderson,  Jr.,  born  December  3,  1875; 
married  April  23,  1902,  Caroline  Gwynn  of  Galveston, 
Texas. 

9  4  Alfred  Scott  Anderson,  born  February  14,  1878;  married 
May  18,  1903,  Katherine  Morris  of  Georgia. 

9  5Jane  Lewis  Anderson,  born  1881;  died  1882. 

9  6Son  born  and  died  February  18,  1883. 

9  7Lucy  Butler  Anderson,  born  August  15,  1885. 

9  8Alden  Scott  Anderson,  born  February  24,  1888. 

8  R.  Lewis  Scott,  born  September  17,  1848;  married  Abbie 
Agnes  Boyle  of  Texas,  postoffice  Clifton,  Texas. 

8  Lucian  Minor  Scott,  born  December  11,  1849;  died  March  2, 
1854. 

8  Bradford  R.  A.  Scott,  born  June  28,  1851;  married  Septem¬ 
ber  27,  1877,  Mary  M.  Anderson.  Mr.  Scott  is  a  lawyer 
and  resides  in  San  Antonio,  Texas. 

8  Ann  E.  Scott,  born  December  25,  1852. 

8  Mildred  Scott,  born  April  1,  1855;  married  J.  R.  Thurman. 

8  Frances  G.  Scott,  born  July  18,  1857. 

8  Wm.  W.  Scott,  youngest  son  of  James  McClure  Scott,  Jr., 

and  Sarah  Travers  Lewis,  born  October  19,  1861. 

9  James  Scott  and  John  Travers  Scott,  children  of  John 

Thomson  Scott,  both  died  young. 

9  Lucian  Minor,  son  of  Elizabeth  Lewis  Scott  and  Dr.  John 
Minor,  born  October  12,  1852;  married  February  14,1877, 
Elizabeth  Webb. 

9  James  L.  Minor,  born  October  14,  1854. 

9  Lucy  L.  Minor,  born  February  5,  1857;  died  August  28, 
1857. 

9  Catherine  G.  Minor,  born  August  25,  1858. 

9  Mary  Love  Minor,  born  March  15,  1862. 

9  John  Baily  Minor,  born  April  25,  1866;  died  September 
1,  1883. 

9  Margaret,  Eleanor,  Virginia,  Elizabeth  Minor,  daughters 
of  Dr.  John  Minor  and  Elizabeth  Lewis  Scott,  born  May  12, 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


1874,  all  children  of  Dr.  John  Minor. 

9  Alfred  L.  Scott,  Augusta  Daniel  Scott,  Edmund  Perry 
Scott,  Catherine  T.  Scott,  Frances  G.  Scott,  James  Scott,  Dunk¬ 
lin  B.  Scott,  Sarah  T.  Scott,  Richmond  L.  Scott  and  Nathan 
Scott,  are  all  children  of  Alfred  Lewis  Scott  and  Fannie  Her¬ 
bert  Taylor,  and  reside  at  San  Antonio,  Texas. 

9  McClure  Scott,  born  November  13,  1876;  Cassandra  D. 
Scott,  born  June  25,  1879;  Ann  Brooks  Scott,  born  July  29, 
1885;  were  children  of  Dr.  James  M.  Scott  and  his  wife  Sarah 
Dickinson. 

9  Helen  Sarah  Scott,  daughter  of  John  Zachary  Scott  and 
Lucy  Prentis,  born  February  22,  1874. 

9  Lewis  Raymond  Scott,  Lucy  Estelle  Scott,  born  January 
12,  1878,  James  McClure  Scott,  born  April  2,  1879,  Richard 
Doswell  Scott,  born  February  17,  1881,  Mary  Travers  Scott, 
born  February  19,  1883,  Caroline  Prentis  Scott  born  August 
15,  1884,  Elizabeth  Scott,  born  September  17,  1885,  are  also 
children  of  John  Zachary  Scott  and  Miss  Prentis. 

9  Zachary  Scott,  Pauline  Scott,  Lewis  Scott  and  Abbie 
Scott,  children  of  R.  Lewis  *Scott  and  his  wife,  Agnes  Boyle, 
reside  in  Clifton,  Texas. 

Bradford  R.  A.  Scott,  of  San  Antonio,  Texas.  Issue  as  fol¬ 
lows:,  Lucy  Scott,  Mary  Scott,  Thomas  Scott,  Sarah  Scott, 
Alden  Scott,  Harper  A.  Scott. 

5  MILDRED  LEWIS. 

Mildred  Lewis  fourth  daughter  of  Robert  of  Belvoir, 
married  Major  John  Lewis.  He  was  thus  described  in  her 
father’s  will,  and  numerous  records,  both  of  Albemarle  and 
Goochland,  locate  him  in  Goochland  county.  The  early  genealo¬ 
gists  insisted  on  marrying  Mildred  to  John  Lewis,  son  of  Zach¬ 
ary,  and  some  of  the  later  writers  are  unwilling  to  admit  that 
she  married  John  Lewis,  the  son  of  Joseph,  but  about  this  there 
can  be  no  doubt. 

John  Lewis,  husband  of  Mildred,  whose  will  is  on  record 
in  Goochland,  1796,  was  great-grandson  of  John  Lewis,  of  Hen¬ 
rico,  who  came  to  Virginia  about  1660  from  Wales. 

The  will  of  Major  John  Lewis  mentions  four  married 

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daughters,  Ann  Mosely,  Elizabeth  Halsy,  Mary  Atkison  and  Sa¬ 
rah  Mann,  and  two  sons,  John  and  Joseph.  John  Lewis  Robard 
of  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  and  Judge  Joseph  Lewis,  of  Kentucky, 
are  descended  from  this  line. 

5  ANN  LEWIS. 

5  Ann  Lewis,  daughter  of  Robert  Lewis,  of  Belvoir; 
married  John  Lewis,  son  of  Zachary,  who  was  known  as  “the 
honest  lawyer  of  Spottsylvania he  was  born  October  18,  1729, 
died  September  12,  1780.  For  years  the  genealogists,  having 
married  Mildred  to  this  John  Lewis,  were  unable  to  place  Ann, 
but  the  will  of  Samuel  Cobbs  and  other  record  proofs  have 
settled  all  doubt  about  the  matter,  and  both  Mildred  and  Ann  are 
provided  with  a  husband  without  any  conflict  of  authority. 

The  will  of  this  John  Lewis,  on  record  in  Spottsylvania 
county,  Virginia,  names  three  sons,  John  Zachary  Lewis,  Rob¬ 
ert  Lewis  and  Nicholas  Lewis.  The  fact  that  he  mentions  no 
daughters  docs  not  necessarily  preclude  the  idea  that  he  had 
daughters,  and  at  most  it  is  only  a  negative  inference  that  he 
had  no  daughters,  as  at  that  time  daughters  were  never  men¬ 
tioned  in  the  distribution  of  estates,  except  when  some  special 
provisions  were  made.  The  parentage  of  Mary  Lewis,  who  mar¬ 
ried  David  Wood  Meriwether  in  1784,  has  been  a  matter  of 
dispute  among  genealogists  for  years,  not  a  few  of  whom  have 
claimed  that  she  was  not  a  daughter  of  Ann  Lewis  and  “the 
honest  lawyer.”  We  have  controverted  this  claim,  but  have 
yielded  our  opposition,  for  first  her  undisputed  association  with 
this  family  of  Lewis,  second,  the  general  and  unbroken  tradi¬ 
tion  through  successive  generations,  third,  the  utter  failure  of 
ourselves,  or  any  one  else,  after  years  of  search,  to  locate  her  any¬ 
where  else;  hence  we  do  not  hesitate  to  include  the  descendants 
of  Mary  Lewis  and  David  Wood  Meriwether  under  this  head. 
In  addition  to  these  circumstantial  proofs  we  have  recently  found 
in  the  published  records  of  Spottsylvania  where  the  children  of 
this  John  Lewis  give  a  deed  of  release  which  is  signed  by  the 
sons  of  John  Lewis  and  David  Meriwether,  on  the  part  of  his 
wife  .Mary. 

6  1  Nicholas  Lewis,  son  of  Ann  Lewis  and  her  husband  John 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


Lewis,  an  attorney  of  Spottsylvania,  went  west  and  all 
trace  of  him  has  been  lost. 

6  2  Robert  Lewis,  another  son  of  John  and  Ann  Lewis,  has 
also  been  lost  sight  of. 

6  3John  Zachary  Lewis,  son  of  Ann  Lewis  and  her  husband 
John  Lewis  of  Spottsylvania,  is  the  only  one  of  whom  we 
have  any  record  account,  and  his  will  dated  March  7,  1784, 
and  probated  at  Spottsylvania  court  house  September  7, 
1784,  is  all  that  we  know  of  him.  He  names  in  his  will 
his  wife  Elizabeth  and  three  children,  Augustine,  Ann  and 
Betsy;  makes  Augustine  Woolfolk  guardian  of  these 
three  children,  and  appoints  Col.  Joseph  Brock,  “guardian 
of  my  children  I  may  have  by  his  daughter.” 

6  4Mary  Lewis,  daughter  of  Ann  Lewis  and  her  husband  John 
Lewis  of  Spottsylvania;  married  David  Wood  Meriwether, 
son  of  Wm.  and  Martha  (Wood)  Meriwether.  He  was 
born  1756  and  died  1795;  Mary  Lewis  died  1801. 

7  1Ann  Meriwether,  daughter  of  David  Wood  Meriwether 
and  Mary  Lewis,  born  July  7,  1785;  married  January 
8,  1806,  John  Burruss,  born  December  14,  1774,  in  Vir¬ 
ginia. 

7  2Martha  Meriwether,  daughter  of  David  Wood  Meri¬ 
wether  and  Mary  Lewis;  married  Robert  Pollard,  died 
April  2,  1856,  at  Shipman,  Illinois. 

7  3 Jane  Meriwether,  daughter  of  David  Wood  Meriwether 
and  Mary  Lewis;  married  John  P.  Tunstall;  reside  in 
Illinois. 

7  4Henry  Wood  Meriwether,  born  February  3,  1790,  son 
of  David  Wood  Meriwether  and  Mary  Lewis;  married 
first,  March  10,  1811,  Jane  Meriwether,  his  cousin, 
daughter  of  Wm.  and  Sarah  (Oldham)  Meriwether. 
He  married  second  Dorothea  Lewis  Hill,  October  22, 
1829. 

7  5Mary  Meriwether,  daughter  of  David  Wood  Meriwether 
and  Marv  Lewis;  married  September  28,  1813,  Dr. 
Samuel  Meriwether. 


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7  6Sarah  Lewis  Meriwether,  daughter  of  David  Wood 
Meriwether  and  Mary  Lewis,  born  September  9, 
1794,  died  1851;  married  first  January  2,  1814,  David 
Farnsley,  and  second  September  3,  1832,  Ebenezer 

Williams  died,  1854. 

8  1John  Henry  Burruss  born  March  1 6,  1808,  in  Jefferson 
county,  Kentucky;  moved  to  Greene  county,  Illinois,  1836, 
died  December,  1882;  married  Martha  J.  Ballenger,  May, 
1840. 

8  2Mary  Meriwether  Burruss,  born  June  11,  1810;  died  March 
10,  1818. 

8  3David  Nelson  Burruss,  born  June  25,  1813;  married  Novem¬ 
ber,  1839,  Frances  Burruss  Henly;  died  August,  1853. 
Issue,  Mary  A.  Burruss;  married  W.  B.  Robinson;  Frances 
Burruss  married  R.  G.  Robinson,  resides  near  Carrollton, 
Illinois. 

8  4  Barbara  Terrill  Burruss,  born  December  10,  1816;  married 
April,  1839,  George  Winston,  died  November  27,  1853. 
Issue,  Judith  and  Lucy  K.  Winston. 

8  5George  Lewis  Burruss,  born  February  15,  1820;  married 

April  22,  1846,  Maria  J.  Wood;  she  was  born  December 
21,  1825.  Issue: 

9  ]Jolm  Campbell  Burruss,  born  September  16,  1847;  married 

November  30,  1871,  Mary  K.  Beaty. 

9  2Henry  David  Burruss,  born  November  20,  1850;  married 
November  20,  1879,  Kittie  A.  Beaty.  Issue,  a  daughter. 

9  3George  Wood  Burruss,  born  August  1,  1853;  died  November 
12,  1856. 

9  4Alfred  Leslie  Burruss,  born  September  1,  1856;  married 
December  24,  1877,  Minnie  Pollock.  Issue,  two  sons; 
married  second  Ida  Schoen. 

9  5Nancy  Lewis  Burruss,  born  March  22,  I860;  married  How¬ 
ard  B.  Nelson.  No  issue. 

9  6Edward  Wood  Burruss,  born  June  14,  1864. 

9  7Maria  Frances  Burruss,  born  October  20,  1870. 

Children  of  John  Henry  Burruss,  son  of  John  Burruss  and 
Ann  Lewis  Meriwether,  who  married  Martha  J.  Ballenger,  May, 
1840: 


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9  1John  Burruss,  born  in  Greene  county,  Illinois,  April  20. 
1841,  when  his  parents  emigrated  from  Illinois  to  San  An¬ 
tonio,  Texas,  in  1849;  he  went  with  them  and  remained 
there  until  1867  when  he  came  to  Missouri.  Resides  22 
Ripley  street,  Columbia,  Missouri.  He  married  November 

22,  1870,  Sadie  Turpin  of  Kentucky. 

9  2Henry  Burruss,  born  January,  1843;  married  Annie  M. 
Rhodes. 

9  3 Joe  Frank  Burruss,  born  September,  1844;  married  Flora  J. 
Parsons. 

9  4George  L.  Burruss  died  single  in  1882. 

9  5David  N.  Burruss,  born  December,  1854;  married  Edna 
Sanfley.  Issue,  a  son  David  Nelson  Burruss  twelve  years 
of  age. 

9  6Lucy  Burruss,  born  August,  1859;  married  John  D.  Fristoe. 
Issue,  a  son  about  seventeen  years  old,  John  D.  Fristoe,  Jr. 

9  7Mary  Burruss  born  March  16,  1864;  married  H.  M.  Har¬ 

vey,  now  deceased.  Issue,  H.  M.  Harvey. 

Children  of  John  Burruss  and  Sadie  Turpin: 

10  1  Martha  Burruss,  born  March  3,  1872,  at  Miami,  Missouri; 

married  April  29,  1896,  Robert  Martin  Rea,  of  Carrollton, 
Missouri.  Issue,  Ruth  Rea,  born  November  25,  1901. 

10  2Frank  M.  Burruss,  born  October  6,  1875;  married  August 

23,  1899,  Minnie  Casebolt,  of  Missouri. 

10  3William  B.  Burruss,  born  May  17,  1878;  married  February 

24,  1904,  Ida  Louise  Lapsley,  of  Kentucky.  Issue,  Wil¬ 
liam  Lapsley  Burruss,  born  March  7,  1905. 

10  4Marion  Burruss,  born  April  1,  1882. 

10  5 John  Lewis  Burruss,  born  April  3,  1886. 

Children  of  Henry  Burruss  and  Annie  M.  Rhodes:  Henry 
R.  Burruss,  George  L.  Burruss,  Mrs.  Margaret  Squires  (widow), 
James  H.  Burruss,  Dollie  Burruss  and  David  N.  Burruss. 

Children  of  Joe  Frank  Burruss  and  Flora  J.  Parsons: 
John  P.  Burruss,  Joe  Frank  Burruss,  Mary  Weir  Burruss, 
Sewall  Burruss,  Lucy  Burruss,  Emma  Burruss,  Camilla  Bur¬ 
russ,  George  L.  Burruss,  Flora  Burruss  and  Merrill  Burruss. 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


8  1  Letitia  Meriwether,  2Mildred  Meriwether,  3Nicholas  Hun¬ 
ter  Meriwether,  4Wm.  A.  Meriwether,  5David  Samuel  Meri¬ 
wether.  Marion  Wood  Meriwether  born  in  Todd  coimtv, 
Kentucky,  December  25,  1821;  married  in  Jeffersonville, 
Indiana,  December  24,  1840,  James  Weir  Gilson,  born  in 
Westmoreland  county,  Pennsylvania,  January  6,  1810.  He 
died  August  30,  1864;  she  died  August  30,  1873.  They 
are  buried  in  Brighton,  Illinois,  cemetery;  all  children  of 
Henry  Wood  Meriwether  and  grandchildren  of  David 
Wood  Meriwether  and  Mary  Lewis,  great-grandchildren 
of  John  Lewis  and  Ann  Lewis. 

8  Waller  Lewis  Meriwether  and  two  daughters  made  up  the 
family  of  Dr.  Samuel  Meriwether  and  his  wife  Mary. 

8  Mary  Rebecca  Farnsley,  born  December  26,  1814;  married 
John  Loyd,  M.  D. 

8  James  Marten  Farnsley,  born  May  9,  1817. 

8  David  Henry  Farnsley,  born  September  24,  1819;  died 
young. 

8  Wm.  Joshua  Farnsley,  born  September  24,  1820;  died  young. 

8  Martha  E.  Farnsley,  born  August  10,  1825;  married  George 
Williams. 

8  Leah  Ann  Williams,  daughter  of  Sarah  Lewis  Meriwether, 
second  marriage,  and  Ebenezer  Williams,  and  granddaugh¬ 
ter  of  David  Wood  Meriwether  and  Mary  Lewis,  born  May 
26,  1834;  died  December  30,  1876;  married  November  16, 
1852,  Charles  Pawson  Atmore. 

8  Sarah  E.  Williams,  daughter  of  Sarah  Lewis  Meriwether  and 

Ebenezer  Williams,  and  granddaughter  of  David  Wood 
Meriwether  and  Mary  Lewis,  born  November  17,  1837; 
died  November  25,  1867;  married  Samuel  Taylor  Suit. 

9  xJane  Elizabeth  Gilson,  born  December  9,  1841,  graduated 

from  Monticello  Seminary;  died  at  Brighton,  Illinois,  Feb¬ 
ruary  23,  1867. 

9  2Mary  Frances  Gilson,  born  November  24,  1845;  married 
October  22,  1867,  M.  S.  Brown,  of  Brighton,  Illinois. 

9  3Sarah  Gilson  born  March  9,  1847;  died  July  16,  1848. 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


9  4Martha  (Meriwether  Lewis)  Gilson,  born  at  Brighton,  Il¬ 
linois,  May  24,  1849;  received  into  Presbyterian  church  in 
1864;  educated  at  Monticello  Seminary,  Godfrey,  Illinois; 
married  Hugh  Henry  Herdman,  born  in  New  York,  March 
25,  1841;  married  December  14,  1871;  now  a  grain  mer¬ 
chant  of  Morrisonville,  Illinois.  Mrs.  Herdman  is  a  mem¬ 
ber  of  the  Springfield,  Illinois,  chapter  of  the  Daughters 
of  the  American  Revolution  and  of  the  Loyal  Lewis  Legion, 
and  lover  of  family  history. 

9  5Edward  Payson  Gilson,  born  July  19,  1851,  educated  at 

Carlinsville  and  Chicago,  Illinois.  Resides  at  Brighton, 
Illinois,  unmarried. 

9  6George  Herbert  Gilson,  M.  D.,  born  September  15,  1853;  in 
1883  was  married  to  Mary  Preston  who  died  in  1888.  He 
was  educated  at  Blackburn  College  and  St.  Louis  Medical 
College;  having  completed  his  medical  course  in  1876.  He 
practiced  his  profession  in  Illinois  nearly  thirty  years;  a 
member  of  American  Medical  Association;  honorary  mem¬ 
ber  of  Macoupin  county,  Illinois,  Medical  Society;  a  resi¬ 
dent  of  Raymond,  Illinois,  where  he  died  November  17, 
1905. 

9  7David  Henry  Gilson  born  November  30,  1854,  died  Septem¬ 
ber  7,  1857,  at  Brighton,  Illinois. 

The  above  seven  were  children  of  James  W.  Gilson  and 

Marion  Wood  Meriwether. 

9  1Wm.  E.  Atmore,  born  November  28,  1854. 

9  2Charles  P.  Atmore,  born  December  5,  1856. 

9  3Mary  Lloyd  Atmore,  born  December  8,  1858. 

9  4 Annie  Atmore,  born  December  8,  1859;  married  December 
8,  1880,  Paul  Caine,  born  July  11,  1859,  son  of  John 
Strange  Caine  and  Amanda  Matilda  Pepper,  of  Louisville, 
Kentucky.  Their  children  are: 

10  1 Sydney  Atmore  Caine,  born  June  26,  1883. 

10  2Idelle  Meriwether  Caine,  born  August  3,  1884. 

Children  of  H.  H.  Herdman  and  Martha  M.  L.  Gilson,  of 
Morrisonville,  Illinois: 

5 


65 


GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


10  1  Marion  Gilson  Herdman,  born  June  1,  1873,  baptized 
August  3,  1884;  graduated  from  Monticello  Semi¬ 
nary,  June  7,  1892;  died  at  Crawfordsville,  Indiana, 
October  12,  1895;  buried  at  Morrisonville,  Illinois. 

10  2Hugh  Henry  Herdman,  Jr.,  born  November  11,  1875, 
baptized  August  3,  1884;  graduate  of  Morrisonville 
High  School,  1892;  A.  B.  Wabash  College,  1896;  M. 
A.  degree,  Columbia  University,  New  York  City,  Sep¬ 
tember,  1899;  appointed  to  chair  in  English  in  Port¬ 
land  Academy,  Portland,  Oregon,  where  he  is  still 
teaching;  chairman  executive  committee  Lewis  Day, 
August  12,  1905,  at  Lewis  and  Clark  Exposition;  mem¬ 
ber  Presbyterian  church,  Crawfordsville,  Indiana. 

10  3Jessie  Weir  Herdman,  born  March  2,  1881,  died  No¬ 
vember  10,  1881. 

10  4 Albert  Meriwether  Herdman,  born  September  15, 
1883;  attended  Holbrook  Military  Academy  and  Wa¬ 
bash  College,  1903,  1904,  1905;  manager  Athletic 
Track  Team. 

10  5Ellis  Francis  Herdman,  born  March  18,  1886,  at  Mor¬ 
risonville,  Illinois;  died  June  10,  1887. 

5  SARAH  LEWIS. 

5  Sarah  Lewis,  about  whom  we  have  been  able  to  learn  so 
little,  was  the  daughter  of  Robert  of  Belvoir;  married  Dr.  Wal¬ 
ler  Lewis,  born  September  11,  1739,  died  in  Spottsylvania 
county,  Virginia,  last  of  January,  1808;  son  of  Zachary  and 
brother  of  John  Lewis,  “the  honest  lawyer,”  who  married  her 
sister  Ann.  They  had  issue  as  follows: 

6  1  Waller  Lewis,  Jr.,  married  Sarah  - ,  removed  to  Ken¬ 

tucky,  and  died  May  8,  1818,  postoffice,  Russellville,  Ken¬ 
tucky. 

6  2Charles  Lewis  from  whom  Lewis  Store,  Spottsylvania,  is 
named,  married  Susan  Waller,  probably  a  daughter  of  Wm. 
Waller,  of  Waller’s  Tavern;  removed  to  Lynchburg,  Vir¬ 
ginia,  and  died  February  2,  1822. 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


6  3 Ann  Lewis,  born  August  21,  1769,  married  Samuel  Hill  of 
Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  who  was  a  brother  to  John 
Hill  who  married  Mary  Waller  Lewis,  daughter  of  Colonel 
Zachary  and  Ann  (Terrell)  Lewis.  Mary  Waller  Lewis 
was  a  sister  of  Reverend  Addison  Murdock  Lewis,  grand¬ 
father  to  Dr.  M.  D.  Lewis,  now  of  Columbia,  Missouri. 
Samuel  Hill  and  wife  removed  to  Kentucky,  postoffice,  Rus- 
selville,  Kentucky. 

6  4Elizabeth  Lewis,  daughter  of  Dr.  Waller  Lewis  and  his  wife 
Sarah  Lewis,  born  1772,  married  1791  in  Spottsylvania 
county,  Virginia,  John  Woolfolk,  born  September  9,  1760, 
son  of  John  Woolfolk,  Sr.,  who  was  a  son  of  Joseph  Wool- 
folk.  John  Woolfolk,  Sr.,  born  November  6,  1727,  died 
January  13,  1816,  married  about  1750,  Elizabeth  Wiggles- 
worth,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Wigglesworth,  born 
March  23,  1732.  John  Woolfolk,  Jr.,  emigrated  to  Chris¬ 
tian  county,  Kentucky,  in  1811,  where  his  wife  died  and 
he  moved  to  Boone  county,  Missouri,  in  1835,  where  he  died 
October  11,  1843,  and  was  buried  near  Deer  Park  on  the 
farm  of  his  son  Waller  Lewis  Woolfolk,  now  owned  by 
his  grandson,  Robert  Henry  Woolfolk. 

6  5Lucy  Lewis,  daughter  of  Dr.  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  mar¬ 
ried  John  Wigglesworth  of  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia. 

6  6Dorothea,  daughter  of  Dr.  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  married 
Dr.  Harris  Coleman  of  Nelson  county,  Virgina. 

6  ’Sallie  or  Dolly  Lewis;  no  record. 

7  1  William  Lewis,  son  of  Waller  Lewis  Jr.,  resided  in  Hojjkins- 

ville,  Kentucky. 

7  1  Robert  Hill,  son  of  Ann  Lewis  and  Samuel  Hill,  and  grand¬ 
son  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  at  Russelville,  Ken¬ 
tucky. 

7  2 Dorothea  Lewis  Hill,  daughter  of  Samuel  Hill  and  Ann 
Lewis,  as  above,  married  Henry  Wood  Meriwether,  son  of 
David  Wood  Meriwether  and  Mary  Lewis. 

7  JAnn  Waller  Woolfolk,  daughter  of  Elizabeth  Lewis  and 
John  Woolfolk,  and  granddaughter  of  Waller  and  Sarah 

67 


GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


Lewis,  born  in  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  October, 

1792,  married  in  Kentucky  in  1821,  Judge  Benjamin 
Young  of  Callaway  county,  Missouri. 

7  2Waller  Lewis  Woolfolk,  son  of  Elizabeth  Lewis  and  John 
Woolfolk,  as  above,  born  in  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia, 
March  19,  1794;  removed  with  his  parents  to  Christian 
county,  Kentucky,  in  1811;  married  December  12,  1816, 
his  cousin,  Maria  Susannah  Woolfolk  daughter  of  Elijah 
and  Phoebe  Woolfolk.  Maria  was  born  in  Scott  county, 
Kentucky,  February  10,  1796.  They  moved  to  Boone 
county,  Missouri,  in  1834,  where  she  died  April  25,  1857, 
and  he  died  October  22,  1874. 

7  3Elizabeth  Woolfolk,  daughter  of  Elizabeth  Lewis  and  John 
Woolfolk,  and  granddaughter  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis, 
born  December  2,  1797,  in  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia, 
married  in  Christian  county,  Kentucky,  October  16,  1823, 
Thomas  Beazley,  Rev.  Wm.  Tandy  performing  the  cere¬ 
mony.  She  came  with  her  husband  to  his  home  in  Boone 
county,  Missouri,  where  she  died  September  30,  1852. 
Thomas  Beazley  was  born  in  Spottsylvania  county,  Vir¬ 
ginia,  fourteen  miles  south  of  Fredericksburg  on  March  16, 

1793,  and  died  at  his  residence  eight  miles  south  of  Colum¬ 
bia,  Missouri,  July  11,  1879-  His  father  was  from  Eng¬ 
land  and  married  in  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  a  Miss 
Carleton  daughter  of  Ambrose  Carleton  and  sister  to 
Catherine  Carleton  who  married  Richard  Estes.  It  is 
stated  in  the  obituary  of  Mr.  Beazley  that  his  father  and 
his  wife’s  father  were  soldiers  in  the  Revolutionary  War. 
He  enlisted  as  a  private  in  the  War  of  1812,  in  the  United 
States  Army  serving  with  the  first  regiment  of  Virginia 
Volunteers,  Colonel  Stapleton  Crutchfield,  Brigadier-Gen¬ 
eral  Madison,  brother  of  the  President,  commanding  Brig¬ 
ade.  Mr.  Beazley  drew  a  pension  for  several  years  before 
his  death  for  services  in  the  War  of  1812.  He  united  with 
the  Bonne  Femme  Baptist  church  July  6,  1823,  and  was  a 
deacon  for  more  than  forty  years. 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


7  4Sarah  Woolfolk,  daughter  of  John  Woolfolk  and  Elizabeth 
Lewis,  and  granddaughter  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis, 
born  in  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  moved  with  her 
parents  to  Christian  county,  Kentucky,  in  1811;  married 
Joseph  Holaday,  born  in  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  1791; 
fourth  child  of  Stephen  Holaday  and  Ann  (Hickman) 
Holaday.  She  was  a  daughter  of  James  and  Hannah 
(Lewis)  Hickman  of  Culpepper  county,  Virginia. 

7  5Dr.  John  Woolfolk,  son  of  Elizabeth  Lewis  and  John  Wool- 
folk,  and  grandson  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  in 
Virginia,  moved  to  Kentucky  and  from  there  to  St.  Louis, 
Missouri,  where  he  died,  unmarried,  in  1834. 

7  6Mary  Woolfolk,  daughter  of  Elizabeth  Lewis  and  John  Wool' 
folk,  and  granddaughter  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born 
in  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia;  married  in  Kentucky, 
Washington  Mansfield,  and  lived  and  died  in  Kentucky. 

7  7 Charles  Woolfolk,  son  of  Elizabeth  Lewis  and  John  Wool- 
folk,  and  grandson  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  1804, 
in  Virginia;  moved  to  Kentucky  and  married  Polly  Ann 
Payne,  and  moved  to  Missouri.  Aunt  Polly  Ann  in  now  liv¬ 
ing  with  her  daughter  in  Henry  county,  Missouri,  being  over 
ninety  years  of  age. 

7  8Alice  Woolfolk,  daughter  of  Elizabeth  Lewis  and  John  Wool- 
folk,  and  granddaughter  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born 
in  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  August  15,  1806;  mar¬ 
ried  at  Pembroke,  Kentucky,  December  7,  1826,  Wm. 
Henry  Tandy,  born  September  24,  1806,  son  of  Mills  and 
Amelia  (Graves)  Tandy,  son  of  Henry  Tandy  and  Ann 
Mills,  son  of  Roger  and  Sarah  (Quarles)  Tandy  from 
Orange  county,  Virginia.  Wm.  H.  Tandy  moved  from 
Kentucky  to  Adams  county,  Illinois,  in  1833,  where  he  died 
July  29,  1864,  and  his  wife  died  February  8,  1878. 

7  'Lucy  Wigglesworth,  daughter  of  Lucy  Lewis  and  John  Wig- 
glesworth,  and  granddaughter  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis, 
married  Warren  Wigglesworth  of  Spottsylvania  county, 
Virginia. 


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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


7  2 Dorothea  Wigglesworth  married  Peter  Dudley  of  Spottsyl- 
vania  county,  Virginia.  They  lived  before  the  “war  be¬ 
tween  the  states”  near  Twyman’s  Store;  they  afterwards 
moved  to  Texas  and  died  there. 

7  3Sarah  Wigglesworth,  daughter  of  John  Wigglesworth  and 
Lucy  Lewis,  married  Henry  Duerson.  They  left  only  one 
child,  a  daughter — Sarah  Wigglesworth,  who  married  a 
Baptiste  by  name.  It  is  not  known  whether  or  not  he  be¬ 
longed  to  the  Baptist  church,  nor ’is  it  known  whether  or  not 
the  left  any  children.  Mrs.  Baptiste’s  postoffice  is  Dulce, 
Albemarle  county,  Virginia. 

7  4Elizabeth  Wigglesworth,  daughter  of  John  and  Lucy  Wig¬ 

glesworth,  married  H.  B.  White,  who,  Mrs.  Baptiste  says, 
left  quite  a  number  of  children,  all  of  whom  reside  in  Geor¬ 
gia. 

8  Ann  Eliza  Young,  daughter  of  Ann  Waller  Woolfolk  and 

Judge  Benjamin  Young  and  great-granddaughter  of  Wal¬ 
ler  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  October  5,  1822,  married  Wm. 
M.  George,  May,  1841.  She  now  lives  in  Dallas,  Texas. 

8  2Martha  Virginia  Young,  daughter  of  Ann  Waller  Woolfolk 
and  Judge  Benjamin  Young  and  granddaughter  of  Waller 
and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  1829,  married  Alfred  Moore  of  Ful¬ 
ton.  Missouri,  about  1850.  He  was  killed  in  war  and  she 
married  second  Fountain  Letcher,  residence  Fresno,  Califor¬ 
nia. 

8  1  Claudius  Marcellas  Woolfolk,  son  of  Waller  Lewis  Wool- 
folk,  and  his  wife,  Maria  Susannah  Woolfolk  and  great- 
grandson  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  in  Scott  county, 
Kentucky,  September  16,  1817,  married  Adeline  Heflin. 

8  2John  Edwin  Woolfolk,  son  of  Waller  Lewis  Woolfolk  and  his 
wife  Mariah  Susannah  Woolfolk,  and  great-grandson  of 
Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  November  27,  1819,  married 
Bettie  Wright. 

8  3Elizabeth  Emiline  Woolfolk,  daughter  of  Waller  Lewis  Wool- 
folk  and  his  wife  Mariah  Susannah  Woolfolk,  and  great- 
granddaughter  of  Waller  Lewis  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


March  19,  1821  in  Kentucky,  married  October  18,  1844, 
Michael  Fisher,  Sr.,  born  August  17,  1811  near  Moorefield, 
West  Virginia;  now  living  with  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Laura 
Williams  in  Boone  county;  his  wife  died  September  24, 
1852. 

8  4Waller  Lewis  Woolfolk,  Jr.,  son  of  Waller  Lewis  Woolfolk 
and  his  wife  Mariah  Susannah  Woolfolk,  and  great-grand¬ 
son  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  December  7,  1824. 

8  5Charles  Elijah  Woolfolk,  born  May  19,  1827,  married  Susan 
Abel,  also  son  of  Waller  Lewis  Woolfolk  and  his  wife  Sus¬ 
annah. 

8  6Robert  Henry  Woolfolk,  son  of  Waller  Lewis  Woolfolk  and 
his  wife  Mariah  Susannah  Woolfolk,  and  great-grandson 
of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  married  Elizabeth  Slaughter, 
daughter  of  John  Hampton  Slaughter  and  Sarah  Reid  of 
Kentucky.  Resides  near  Deer  Park,  Missouri. 

8  'Phoebe  Ann  Woolfolk,  daughter  of  Waller  Lewis  Woolfolk 
and  his  wife,  Mariah  Susannah  Woolfolk,  and  great-grand¬ 
daughter  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  married  Michael  Fish¬ 
er  as  his  second  wife  (his  first  wife  being  her  sister  Emi- 
line),  January  4,  1853.  They  lived  in  Boone  county  near 
Bonne  Femme.  She  died  1899- 

8  8Mariah  Lewis  Woolfolk,  daughter  of  Waller  Lewis  Woolfolk 
and  his  wife  Mariah  Susannah  Woolfolk,  married  Joseph 
Flemming. 

8  1  Elizabeth  Lewis  Beazley,  daughter  of  Elizabeth  Woolfolk 
and  her  husband,  Thomas  Beazley,  and  great-granddaughter 
of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  near  Rockbridge,  Boone 
county,  Missouri,  August  20,  1824;  married  1846  Stephen 
Watkins,  son  of  John  Watkins  of  Kentucky.  He  was  a  law¬ 
yer  and  Circuit  Judge  of  Sullivan  county,  Missouri.  She 
died  in  Columbia,  Missouri,  June  24,  1905. 

8  2William  Wallace  Beazley,  son  of  Elizabeth  Woolfolk  and  her 
husband  Thomas  Beazley,  and  great-grandson  of  Waller  and 
Sarah  Lewis,  born  October  17,  1826,  married,  first  his  cousin 
Ellen  Woolfolk,  daughter  of  Charles,  and  second.  Emma 

71 


GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


Johnston,  daughter  of  J.  T.  M.  Johnston.  Mr.  Beazley  was 
Surveyor  of  Boone  county  for  several  years.  Residence  Wil" 
low  Springs,  Missouri. 

8  3John  Woolfolk  Beazley,  son  of  Elizabeth  Woolfolk  and  her 
husband,  Thomas  Beazley,  and  great-grandson  of  Waller 
and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  October  19,  1828,  married  December 
20,  1855,  Sallie  Lynes,  daughter  of  Madison  Lynes.  He 
died  May  24  1862. 

8  4Mary  Catherine  Beazley,  daughter  of  Elizabeth  Woolfolk  and 
her  husband  Thomas  Beazley,  and  great-granddaughter  of 
Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  in  Boone  county,  Missouri, 
July  19,  1831;  married  her  cousin  Adrain  Tandy,  at  the 
home  of  her  parents  near  Rockbridge,  Boone  county,  Mis¬ 
souri;  married  by  Rev.  Dr.  David  Doyle,  June  5,  1851 ;  died 
at  her  home  in  Columbia,  October  28,  1901.  She  was  a  no¬ 
ble,  faithful  Christian  woman  for  more  than  fifty  years,  and 
in  generations  to  come,  wherever  her  memory  is  known,  pos¬ 
terity  will  rise  up  and  call  her  blessed. 

8  5Reuben  Gant  Beazley,  son  of  Elizabeth  Woolfolk  and  her 
husband,  Thomas  Beazley,  and  great-grandson  of  Wal¬ 
ler  and  Sarah  Lewis,  died  young. 

8  cRobert  Thomas  Beazley,  son  of  Elizabeth  Woolfolk  and  her 
husband  Thomas  Beazley,  and  great-grandson  of  Waller 
and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  July  18,  1834,  married  in  Henry 
county,  Missouri,  December  4,  1866,  Olivia  Perry,  daughter 
of  Wm.  Perry.  They  both  now  live  on  their  farm  adjoin¬ 
ing  his  father’s  in  Boone  county,  Missouri. 

8  7 Henry  Lewis  Beazley,  son  of  Elizabeth  Woolfolk  and  her 
husband  Thomas  Beazley,  and  great-grandson  of  Waller  and 
Sarah  Lewis,  born  in  Boone  county,  Missouri,  September 
11,  1836,  married  first  in  Illinois,  Mary  Scott,  and  married 
second  Anna  Emmitt,  daughter  of  Judge  Emmitt  of  Ohio. 
He  died  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  March  18,  1906. 

8  sRichard  Estes  Beazley,  son  of  Elizabeth  Woolfolk  and  her 
husband  Thomas  Beazley,  and  great-grandson  of  Waller  and 

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Sarah  Lewis,  born  November  29,  1838,  married  Alice  Mc- 
Conathv,  daughter  of  James  McConathy  and  Miss  Todd  of 
Boone  county,  Missouri,  who  was  the  father  of  Sallie  Mc- 
Conathy  who  married  Dr.  A.  W.  McAlester  of  Columbia. 
They  are  now  living  at  Seymour,  Missouri. 

8  Stephen  Holladay;  James  Holladay,  born  in  Kentucky,  mar¬ 
ried  McLane;  Wm.  Holladay;  Betsy  Holladay,  married  C. 
Ferguson;  John  Holladay;  Sally  Holladay,  married  John 
McCalla;  Benjamin  Holladay,  married  A.  E.  Brown  in  Ken¬ 
tucky,  1855;  David  Holladay,  died  young;  Lewis  Holladay, 

married  -  Brown,  sister  of  his  brother’s  wife;  Marie 

Holladay,  married  McPike,  resides  in  Pike  county,  Missouri 
children  of  Sarah  Woolfolk  and  Joseph  Holladay. 

8  Ann  Mansfield,  born  in  Kentucky,  and  Erskin  Mansfield,  chil¬ 
dren  of  Mary  Woolfolk  and  her  husband,  Washington  Man- 
field,  and  great-grandchildren  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

8  1Angeline  Woolfolk,  daughter  of  Charles  Woolfolk  and  Polly 
Ann  Payne. 

8  2Ellen  Woolfolk,  married  her  cousin,  W.  W.  Beazley. 

8  3Wm.  Woolfolk. 

8  4Elizabeth  Woolfolk,  married  first  Julius  Wall,  married  sec¬ 
ond,  -  Bass. 

8  5 John  Lewis  Woolfolk,  bom  November  4,  1850,  married  No¬ 
vember  20,  1878,  Alice  V.  Dawson  of  St.  Louis  county.  Now 
a  wealthy  and  influential  citizen  of  Kansas  City,  Missouri. 

8  6Narcissa  Woolfolk. 

8  7 Charles  Woolfolk. 

8  8Sallie  Woolfolk,  daughter  of  Charles  Woolfolk  and  Polly  Ann 
Payne,  married  in  the  Spring  of  1865,  James  Mason  Avery, 
born  in  Henry  county,  Missouri,  June  7,  1838,  died  at  Clin¬ 
ton,  Missouri,  November  23,  1903.  When  the  first  Baptist 
Church  of  Clinton  was  organized  September  16,  1866,  he 
was  received  into  its  membership,  was  elected  one  of  its  first 
deacons,  and  filled  the  office  of  deacon,  trustee  and  Sunday 
School  teacher  during  his  entire  Church  life. 

The  foregoing  eight  are  children  of  Charles  Woolfolk  and 

Polly  Ann  Payne. 


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8  1  Catherine  Virginia  Tandy,  daughter  of  Alice  Woolfolk  and 
her  husband  William  Henry  Tandy,  and  great-granddaugh¬ 
ter  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  in  Kentucky,  October 
81,  1827,  married  in  Adams  county,  Illinois  December  26, 
1847,  John  Franklin  Richards  born  in  Virginia,  died  in  Ill¬ 
inois,  1902. 

8  2Adrain  Tandy,  son  of  Alice  Woolfolk  and  her  husband,  Wil¬ 
liam  Henry  Tandy,  and  great-grandson  of  Waller  and  Sa¬ 
rah  Lewis,  born  in  Kentucky  May  19,  1831,  married  his 
cousin,  Mary  Catherine  Beazley.  He  died  August  14,  1878 
at  his  residence  near  Rockbridge,  Boone  county,  Missouri, 
and  was  buried  at  Bethel  Cemetery.  His  parents  removed 
from  Kentucky  to  Adams  county,  Illinois,  where  he  was 
reared  to  manhood.  He  came  to  Boone  county,  Missouri,  in 
1850,  where  he  married  June  5,  1851.  He  was  a  successful 
teacher,  farmer  and  inventor,  a  faithful  member  of  the 
Bonne  Femme  Baptist  church  for  twenty  years.  His  con¬ 
tributions  to  the  columns  of  the  Central  Baptist,  were  able 
deductions  of  the  doctrinal  truths  to  which  he  adhered. 

8  3 Herbert  Lewis  Tandy,  son  of  Alice  Woolfolk  and  her  hus¬ 
band,  William  Henry  Tandy,  and  great-grandson  of  Wal¬ 
ler  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  in  Kentucky,  August  1,  1833; 
married  December  12,  1854,  in  Adams  county,  Illinois,  Ce- 
rilla  Lewis,  daughter  of  Giles  Lewis  and  Sophronia  Dan¬ 
iels.  He  is  also  a  faithful  worker  in  his  Master’s  Cause. 
He  and  his  wife  are  both  living  near  Adams  postoffice, 
beloved  and  respected  by  all  who  know  them.  He  is  a  far¬ 
mer  and  fruit  grower. 

8  4  John  Mills  Tandy,  bom  in  Illinois,  September  16,  1835,  died 
May  16,  1839- 

8  3Amelia  Ann  Tandy  daughter  of  Alice  Woolfolk  and  her  hus¬ 
band,  William  Henry  Tandy,  and  great-granddaughter  of 
Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  in  Illinois,  January  7,  1838, 
died  July  10,  1839- 

8  6Mary  Alice  Tandy,  born  in  Illinois,  April  10,  1841;  married 
July  17,  1 86 1 ,  in  Adams  county,  Illinois,  William  A.  Wal- 

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lace,  born  in  Ohio  died  in  Denver,  Colorado. 

8  ‘William  Henry  Tandy  son  of  Alice  Woolfolk  and  her  hus¬ 
band  Wm.  Henry  Tandy,  and  great-grandson  of  Waller  and 
Sarah  Lewis,  born  in  Illinois,  August  10,  18-13 ;  enlisted  in 
the  99th  Illinois  Volunteers,  Col.  John  Wood’s  regiment, 
and  was  killed  at  Memphis,  Tennessee. 

8  8Louisa  Emily  Tandy,  born  in  Illinois,  January  17,  1816;  mar" 
ried  October  1,  1868,  William  Conantz  died  January  9< 
1881. 

8  9Mark  Tandy,  son  of  Alice  Woolfolk  and  her  husband  William 
Henry  Tandy,  and  great-grandson  of  Waller  and  Sa¬ 
rah  Lewis,  born  in  Adams  county,  Illinois,  April  18,  1818; 
married  November  1,  1869,  Laura  Tibbets.  She  is  the  great- 
great-great-granddaughter  of  Joseph  and  Ann  (Enos)  Case 
of  Hartford,  Connecticut.  They  are  now  living  in  Dallas 
City,  Illinois,  where  he  is  a  prominent  hardware  merchant. 

8  A  daughter  of  Lucy  Wigglesworth  and  her  husband,  Warren, 
is  said  to  have  married  W.  G.  Miller  of  Richmond,  Virginia. 

8  Sarah  Dudley,  daughter  of  Dorothea  Wigglesworth  and  Peter 

Dudley,  and  great-granddaughter  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lew¬ 
is  through  their  daughter  Lucy,  married  Charles  K.  Battaile, 
originally  from  Caroline  county,  Virginia. 

9  Rev.  Benj.  Y.  George,  son  of  Ann  Eliza  Young  and  her  hus¬ 

band  Wm.  M.  George,  and  great-great-grandson  of  Waller 
and  Sarah  Lewis  through  their  daughter,  Elizabeth,  born 
near  Fulton,  Callaway  county,  Missouri,  June  3,  1813;  mar¬ 
ried  in  Columbia,  Missouri,  January  27,  1869;  Adaline  Gil¬ 
man,  born  in  Washington  District  of  Columbia,  January 
22,  1851.  Now  located  at  Elmwood,  Illinois. 

9  1  Scott  Woolfolk,  married  Minerva  Owens. 

9  2Lucien  Woolfolk,  married  Ellen  Rouse. 

9  3William  Walter  Woolfolk;  married  Alice  Elkins,  sister  to  N. 
B.  Elkins  of  Columbia,  Missouri. 

9  4Warren  Woolfolk,  married  Price  Paxton — all  four  of  whom 
are  children  of  Claudius  Marcellus  Woolfolk  and  his  wife 
Adaline  Heflin,  and  great-great-grandchildren  of  Waller 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


and  Sarah  Lewis. 

9  1  Annie  Maria  Fisher,  daughter  of  Elizabeth  Emiline  Wool- 
folk  and  her  husband  Michael  Fisher,  and  great-great- 
granddaughter  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  married  W.  U. 
Billingslv  and  reside  in  Boone  county,  Missouri. 

9  2Susannah  Fisher,  daughter  of  Elizabeth  Emiline  Woolfolk, 
and  her  husband,  Michael  Fisher,  and  great-great-grand¬ 
daughter  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis;  married  in  Boone 
county,  Missouri,  W.  T.  Cunningham  of  Virginia,  residence 
Columbia,  Missouri. 

9  2Sallie  Fisher,  descent  as  above,  married  Paul  Hume  of  Cal¬ 
laway  county,  Missouri. 

9  1  Lewis  Thompson  Woolfolk,  son  of  Charles  Elijah  Woolfolk 
and  his  wife  Susan  Abel,  and  great-great-grandson  of  Wal¬ 
ler  and  Sarah  Lewis,  married  Lola  Matheny;  residence, 
Atchison,  Kansas ;  issue,  two  children. 

9  1Louise  Woolfolk,  daughter  of  Robert  Henry  Woolfolk  and 
his  wife  Elizabeth  Slaughter,  and  great-great-granddaugh¬ 
ter  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  unmarried;  residence  with 
her  parents.  Deer  Park,  Missouri. 

9  2Paul  E.  Woolfolk,  same  descent  as  above,  born  February, 
1866,  in  Boone  county,  Missouri;  married  Flora  Emmett, 
daughter  of  David  Emmett;  residence  in  Evansville,  Indi¬ 
ana. 

9  :Mark  Woolfolk,  son  of  Robert  Henry  Woolfolk  and  his  wife, 
Elizabeth  Slaughter,  and  great-great-grandson  of  Waller 
and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  and  died  1868. 

9  2Mary  and  3Elizabeth  Woolfolk,  twins,  born  June  1874;  Mary 
died  1876;  Elizabeth  married  her  cousin  Waller  Joseph 
Fleming  and  resides  in  Jefferson  City,  Missouri.  He  died 
January,  1905.  She  married  second,  D.  D.  Henry  of  Jef¬ 
ferson  City,  Missouri. 

9  4Esther  Woolfolk,  born  January,  1876,  died  young.  The  de¬ 
scent  of  last  three  is  the  same  as  Mark,  above. 

9  Wm.  Fisher,  dead;  Charles  Fisher,  dead;  Michael  Fisher  mar¬ 
ried  -  Baker;  Clarence  Fisher  married  Mattie  Allen; 

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Mary  Fisher  married  Dr.  J.  O.  Grubbs.  She  died  1899- 
Laura  Fisher  married  Benjamin  Williams,  son  of  Isom  Wil¬ 
iams  of  Boone  county,  Missouri. — These  six  above  are  all 
children  of  Michael  Fisher  and  his  wife,  Phoebe  Ann  Wool- 
folk,  and  great-great-grandchildren  of  Waller  and  Sarah 
Lewis. 

9  1  Stella  Fleming,  daughter  of  Joseph  Fleming  and  Maria 
Woolfolk,  and  great-great-granddaughter  of  Waller  and  Sa¬ 
rah  Lewis,  married  Wettlesby. 

9  2 Waller  Joseph  Fleming,  descent  same  as  above,  married  Eliz¬ 
abeth  Woolfolk. 

9  ’Mary  E.  Watkins,  daughter  of  Stephen  Watkins  and  his  wife 
Elizabeth  Beazley,  and  great-great-granddaughter  of  Wal¬ 
ler  and  Sarah  Lewis,  married  May  24,  1883,  Marshall 
Hultz,  who  died  1891.  Mrs.  Hultz  resides  in  Columbia, 
Missouri. 

9  2 John  Thomas  Watkins  married  January  24,  1884,  Fannie  G. 
Lane.  He  is  a  farmer  near  Browning,  Linn  county,  Mis¬ 
souri. 

9  3Robert  Watkins,  born  and  reared  in  Boone  county,  Missouri; 
now  living  near  Temple,  Oklahoma,  unmarried. 

9  4  Mattie  Watkins,  born  in  Boone  county,  married  March  3, 
1886,  John  L.  Dodd,  a  farmer  of  Boone  county,  Missouri. 

9  5Edward  Lewis  Watkins,  married  March  4,  1887,  Gertrude 
Armstrong  and  resides  near  Gallup,  New  Mexico. 

9  ’Alice  Beazley,  daughter  of  Wm.  Wallace  Beazley  and  his 
wife  Ellen  Woolfolk,  and  great-great-granddaughter  of 
Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis;  married  Thomas  Ragland. 

9  2Mary  Beazley  married  Jacob  Johnston,  brother  to  her  father’s 
second  wife. 

9  3Edgar  Beazley  resides  in  Howell  county,  Missouri. 

9  4Hattie  Beazley,  daughter  of  Wm.  W.  Beazley  and  Emma 
Johnston,  born  September  26,  1873,  in  Boone  county,  Mis¬ 
souri,  married  September  14,  1904,  Nathaniel  Dodd. 

9  °Minerva  Beazley  born  January  6,  1875,  married  December 
22,  1897,  W.  D.  Hart  of  Hartsburg,  Missouri. 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


9  6 Archibald  Beazley,  born  March  17,  1876. 

9  'Noah  Beazlejr,  no  record. 

9  sFrederiek  Beazley,  unmarried;  residence.  Willow  Springs, 
Missouri. 

9  1  Thomas  L.  Beazley,  son  of  John  Woolf  oik  Beazley  and  his 
wife  Sally  Lynes,  and  great-great-grandson  of  Waller  and 
Sarah  Lewis,  born  in  Boone  county,  Missouri,  April  28, 
1858;  residence  Boone  county,  Missouri,  unmarried. 

9  2  James  D.  Beazley  descent  same  as  that  of  Thomas,  born  Feb¬ 
ruary  8,  I860,  died  March  16,  1906. 

9  3Sarah  E.  Beazley  (Betty),  descent  same  as  above,  born  April 
16,  1862,  unmarried. 

9  1  William  Tandy,  son  of  Adrian  Tandy  and  his  wife  Mary 
Catherine  Beazley,  and  great-great-grandson  of  Waller  and 
Sarah  Lewis,  born  June  23,  1852,  died  March  7,  1868. 

9  2Charles  Tandy,  born  March  22,  1854,  died  in  Illinois,  March 

16,  1876. 

9  3Ann  Elizabeth  Tandy  born  in  Boone  county,  Missouri,  March 
31,  1855,  married  October  17,  1878  at  the  home  of  her  par¬ 
ents  near  Rockbridge,  Boone  county,  Wm.  S.  Johnston,  son 
of  Jacob  and  Pauline  (Payne)  Johnston,  son  of  Captain 
Wm.  and  Rebecca  (Spears)  Johnston,  son  of  Robert  John¬ 
ston  and  Peggy  McClannahan  Mr.  W.  S.  Johnston  is  now 
proprietor  of  the  Athens,  Columbia,  Missouri.  Mrs.  John¬ 
ston  is  a  woman  of  striking  personality  and  fine  intelligence, 
deeply  interested  in  family  history. 

9  4Ephraim  Tandy,  born  April  8,  1857;  died  September  30, 
1879- 

9  5 Robert  Thomas  Tandy,  son  of  Adrain  Tandy  and  his  wife 
Mary  Catherine  Beazley,  and  great-great-grandson  of  Wal¬ 
ler  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  April  6,  1859,  near  Rockbridge, 
Boone  county,  Missouri;  married  March  4,  1885,  Lura  May 
Boulton,  born  Feb.  11,  1858,  daughter  of  John  Rice  and 
Margaretta  (Estes)  Boulton  of  Boone  county,  Missouri.  R. 
T.  Tandy  resides  705  Tandy  avenue,  Columbia,  Missouri; 
is  now  a  live  stock  dealer  and  owner  of  fine  stock;  formerly 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


farmer  and  merchant. 

9  6Henry  Herbert  Tandy,  born  June  21,  1861,  married  Novem¬ 
ber  29,  1899,  Grace  T.  Jackson  of  Horton,  Kansas,  born 
in  Hancock  county,  Illinois,  July  5,  1874,  daughter  of  J. 
H.  and  Sarah  Jackson  now  of  Lawrence,  Kansas.  H.  H. 
Tandy  is  one  of  Columbia’s  substantia]  and  representative 
citizens.  Owns  large  property  interests  in  Columbia  and 
Boone  county.  He  also  conducts  a  large  lime,  cement  and 
plaster  business  and  has  recently  established  a  lumber  yard 
at  Hallsville,  Boone  county,  Missouri. 

9  7  Richard  Tandy,  born  April  15,  1865;  unmarried. 

9  8John  Lewis  Tandy,  born  July  8,  1868;  unmarried,  and  is 
proprietor  of  a  furniture  store  in  Horton,  Kansas,  but  re¬ 
sides  in  Kansas  City,  where  he  manufactures  and  sells  the 
National  Display  Cabinet,  and  Sanitary  Folding  Bed,  of 
which  he  is  the  inventor. 

9  9Felix  Adrain  Tandy,  bom  September  10,  1870,  married  No¬ 
vember  8,  1893,  Eva  Dodd,  born  December  23,  1871;  he 
lives  at  his  father’s  old  homestead,  which  he  owns;  he  is  also 
a  member  of  Tandy  Brothers  Lumber  Co. 

9  10Mary  Alice  Tandy,  born  April  25,  1874;  unmarried  and  re¬ 
sides  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  W.  S.  Johnston,  at  “The  Athens,” 
Columbia,  Missouri,  a  lady  of  decisive  opinions  and  sterling 
worth. 

9  11  Mark  Tandy,  born  January  7,  1876,  married  May  12,  1897, 
Cora  Christian,  born  near  Ashland,  Missouri.  He  is  a  far¬ 
mer  and  lumber  dealer. 

All  the  eleven  of  the  foregoing  of  the  Tandy  name  are  of 
the  same  descent  as  that  given  to  William  and  Robert  Thom¬ 
as  Tandy. 

9  1  Infant  son  of  Robert  Thomas  Beazley  and  his  wife,  Olivia 
Perry,  died  in  infancy. 

9  2Mary  Ella  Beazley,  daughter  of  Robert  Thomas  Beazley  and 
his  wife  Olivia  Perry,  and  great-great-granddaughter  of 
Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  born  November  17,  1868;  unmar¬ 
ried. 


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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE. 


9  3 Arthur  Perry  Beazley,  born  August  25,  1870;  married  Hattie 
Bartlow  of  Horton,  Kansas;  residence,  Horton,  Kansas. 

9  4 John  Beazley,  born  March  7,  1874;  married  Cora  Pearman; 
resides  in  Boone  county,  Missouri. 

9  5Bessie  Beazley,  twin,  born  February  19,  1877;  dead. 

9  6Anna  Beazley,  twin,  born  February  19,  1877,  is  now  a  sales¬ 
lady  for  A.  Fredendall,  Columbia,  Mo. 

9  "Robert  Beazley,  died  young. 

All  of  the  above  name  of  Beazley  are  children  of  Robert 

Thomas  and  Olivia  Perry  Beazley,  and  great-great-grandchil¬ 
dren  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

9  1  Everett  Beazley,  son  of  Richard  Estes  Beazley  and  his  wife 
Alice  McConathy,  and  great-great-grandson  of  Waller  and 
Sarah  Lewis,  married  Olive  Lowe  Wood  of  Winona,  Mis¬ 
souri.  He  is  now  a  merchant  in  Winona. 

9  2Lillian  Beazley  married  William  Mant'z;  residence.  West 
Plains,  Missouri. 

9  3 Mabel  Claire  Beazley,  married  J.  H.  Livingston. 

9  4Lewis  Beazley. 

9  Julius  Wall  and  Eugene  Wall,  children  of  Elizabeth  Wool- 
folk  by  her  first  marriage  with  Julius  Wall.  Eugene  Wall 
resides  in  Windsor,  Missouri.  They  are  great-great-grand¬ 
children  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

9  Sallie  Bass  and  Kate  Bass,  children  of  Elizabeth  Woolfolk 
by  her  second  marriage  with  Bass.  They  married  Hayden 
and  Carmichael,  respectively.  The  latter  resides  in  Henry 
county,  Missouri.  They  are  great-great-grandchildren  of 
Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

9  Mary  Woolfolk,  daughter  of  John  L.  and  Alice  V.  Woolfolk, 
born  January  12,  1880;  married  November  20,  1902,  Beverly 
C.  Platt  of  Kansas  City,  Missouri. 

9  aElla  C.  Avery,  daughter  of  Sallie  Woolfolk  and  her  husband 
Mason  Avery,  and  great-great-granddaughter  of  Waller  and 
Sarah  Lewis,  married  Robert  Edgar  Lewis,  now  judge  of 
District  court,  Colorado  Springs,  Colorado,  who  is  descended 
from  Charles  Lewis  and  Mary  Howell. 

9  2Charles  Avery,  residence,  Clinton,  Missouri. 

9  3Belle  Avery,  married  William  Livingston,  residence,  Windsor, 
Missouri. 


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9  4Frank  Avery,  residence,  Memphis,  Tennessee. 

All  of  whom  are  children  of  Mason  Avery  and  his  wife  Sal- 
lie  Woolfolk,  and  great-great-grandchildren  of  Waller  and  Sa¬ 
rah  Lewis. 

9  1Effie  Richards  married  Dr.  Cranston,  Indian  Territory. 

9  2 Amelia  Richards  married  Dr.  Durant  of  Topeka,  Kansas. 

9  3Ellodie  Richards  married  Mr.  Reade,  residence,  Galesburg, 
Illinois. 

9  4Dr.  Walter  Richards  married  Mary  Willis,  residence,  Quincy, 
Illinois. 

All  children  of  Catherine  Virginia  Tandy  and  her  hus¬ 
band,  John  Franklin  Richards  and  great-great-grandchildren  of 
Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

9  4Annetta  Tandy  married  Robert  Beckett  of  Adams  county, 
Illinois,  residence,  Deerfield,  Kansas. 

9  2Ellen  Tandy  married  Rev.  Charles  H.  Hands,  late  of  Con¬ 
necticut  now  pastor  of  Forest  Grove  Church,  St.  Louis,  Mis¬ 
souri. 

9  3Cerilla  Tandy  married  E.  B.  Harkness  and  lives  in  Lakin, 
Kansas. 

9  4Sophronia  Tandy  married  R.  V.  Elliott,  residence.  University 
Place,  Nebraska. 

9  °Elmer  Tandy  married  Mary  Sexton,  residence  the  old  Tandy 
Homestead,  Adams  county,  Illinois.  She  died  January, 
1905,  leaving  several  children. 

9  6Louise  Tandy  married  Frank  Bradshaw,  residence.  Philips- 
burg,  Montana. 

9  7 Amelia  Tandy,  unmarried;  on  account  of  her  health  now  re¬ 
sides  in  Denver,  Colorado. 

9  8 William  H.  Tandy  married  Myra  Nipher,  postoffice  Dunn, 
Tennessee. 

9  9Mamie  Tandy  resides  with  parents  in  Adams  count}7,  Illinois, 
unmarried. 

All  children  of  Herbert  Lewis  Tandy  and  his  wife  Cerilla 
Lewis  and  great-great-grandchildren  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 
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9  William  Wallace  died  young;  Elodie  Wallace;  Mattie  Wal¬ 
lace,  dead;  Frank  Wallace;  Florence  Wallace — children  of 
Mary  Alice  Tandy  and  her  husband  Wm.  A.  Wallace  and 
great-great-grandchildren  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis,  resi¬ 
dence,  Denver,  Colorado. 

9  Hay  Battaile;  Fitzhugh  Battaile;  Edwin  Battaile;  Eleanor 

Battaile;  Madison  Battaile;  Rosalie  Battaile;  Francis  Bat¬ 
taile;  Charles  Battaile — All  children  of  Sarah  Dudley  and 
her  husband  Charles  K.  Battaile,  originally  from  Caroline 
county,  Virginia,  and  great-great-grandchildren  of  Waller 
Lewis  and  his  wife  Sarah  Lewis. 

10  1  Margaret  G.  George,  born  in  Columbia,  Missouri,  November 

25,  1869,  married,  April,  1895,  W.  T.  Davidson  of  Lewis¬ 
ton,  Illinois;  died  November  23,  1897. 

10  2Robert  Dunbar  George  born  in  Columbia,  January  12,  1873, 
married  1896,  Bessie  Bailey  of  Lewistown,  Illinois. 

10  3 Anne  Everett  George,  born  in  Columbia,  July  12,  1878,  now 
teaching  in  Illinois. 

Above  three  are  children  of  Benjamin  Y.  George  and  his 
wife,  Adeline  Gilman,  grandchildren  of  Wm.  M.  George  and  An¬ 
nie  Eliza  Young,  great-grandchildren  of  Judge  Benjamin  Young- 
and  Ann  Waller  Woolfolk,  and  great-great-great-grandchildren 
of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

10  Lillian  Billingsly,  great-great-great-granddaughter  of  Wal¬ 
ler  and  Sarah  Lewis  through  their  daughter  Elizabeth  and 
John  Woolfolk,  Waller  Lewis  Woolfolk,  Pheobe  Ann  Wool- 
folk  and  Michael  Fisher,  and  Ann  Maria  Fisher  and  W.  U. 
Billingsly;  died  aged  2  years  and  8  months. 

10  Kenneth  Cunningham,  same  descent  as  Lillian  Billingsly, 
born  1880,  unmarried,  residence,  Jefferson  City,  Missouri. 
10  1Mary  Louise  Woolfolk,  born  January  16,  1898. 

10  2 Lewis  Emmett  Woolfolk,  born  May,  1901. 

10  3Joseph  Waller  Woolfolk,  born  April  19,  1904. 

These  three  are  great-great-great- grandchildren  of  Waller 
and  Sarah  Lewis,  through  their  daughter  Elizabeth,  who  married 
John  Woolfolk,  Waller  Lewis  Woolfolk,  Robert  Henry  Wool- 

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folk  and  Paul  E.  Woolfolk. 

10  1  Clarence  Grubbs,  Boone  county,  Missouri. 

10  2Raymond  Grubbs,  Indian  Territory. 

10  3 John  O.  Grubbs,  Indian  Territory. 

These  three  are  great-great-great-grandchildren  of  Waller 
and  Sarah  Lewis,  through  their  daughter,  Elizabeth,  who  married 
John  Woolfolk,  Waller  Lewis  Woolfolk,  Phoebe  Ann  Woolfolk 
and  Michael  Fisher,  and  Mary  Fisher  who  married  Dr.  Grubbs. 

10  1Commodore  P.  Hultz,  born  June  2,  1884,  unmarried,  resi¬ 
dence,  Temple,  Oklahoma. 

10  2Elizabeth  Lewis  Hultz  born  in  Boone  county,  September  IS, 
1885,  now  student  in  Missouri  State  University,  Columbia, 
Missouri. 

10  3Mary  Hultz,  born  April  29,  1887,  now  Columbia  High 
School  student. 

10  4M.  J.  Hultz,  born  January  13,  189L 

These  four  are' children  of  Mary  E.  Watkins  and  Marshall 
J.  Hultz,  grandchildren  of  Elizabeth  Lewis  Beazley,  great¬ 
grandchildren  of  Elizabeth  Woolfolk,  great-great  grandchildren 
of  Elizabeth  Lewis  and  John  Woolfolk,  and  great-great-great¬ 
grandchildren  of  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

10  Willie  Watkins  and  Keith  Watkins,  children  of  John  Thomas 
Watkins,  Stephen  Watkins,  Elizabeth  Woolfolk,  Elizabeth 
Lewis,  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

10  Stella  Lewis  Dodd,  Lena  Dodd,  Mattie  Gertrude  Dodd,  Mary 
Elizabeth  Dodd — -children  of  John  Dodd,  Stephen  Watkins, 
Elizabeth  Woolfolk,  Elizabeth  Lewis,  Waller  and  Sarah 
Lewis. 

10  John  Armstrong  Watkins,  born  1888;  Lewis  Hunt  Watkins, 
born  1894— children  of  Edward  Lewis  Watkins,  Stephen 
Watkins,  Elizabeth  Woolfolk,  Elizabeth  Lewis,  Waller  and 
Sarah  Lewis. 

10  Claude  Ragland  and  Mary  Ellen  Ragland,  children  of  Thom¬ 
as  Ragland,  Win.  Wallace  Beasley,  Elizabeth  Woolfolk, 
Elizabeth  Lewis,  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

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10  Edgar  Johnston,  born  1882,  son  of  Jacob  Johnston,  Wm. 
Wallace  Beasley,  Elizabeth  Woolfolk,  Elizabeth  Lewis, 
Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

10  Hallie  Beasley,  Wm.  Henry  Beasley,  Earl  Beasley — children 
of  Edgar  Beasley,  Wm.  Wallace  Beasley,  Elizabeth  Wool- 
folk,  Elizabeth  Lewis,  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

10  Douglas  Hart,  born  January  1899,  Wallace  Hart,  born 
March  24,  1902,  Catherine  Hart,  born  December  31,  1904 
— children  of  W.  D.  Hart,  Wm.  Wallace  Beasley,  Elizabeth 
Woolfolk,  Elizabeth  Lewis,  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

10  1  Leila  Bryant  Johnston,  born  in  Boone  county,  Missouri, 
September  6,  1879;  married  Wm.  Martin  of  Doniphan,  Mis¬ 
souri. 

10  2Mary  Pauline  Johnston,  born  September  30,  1881;  residence 
Athens  Hotel,  Columbia,  Missouri. 

10  3Margaret  Bass  Johnston,  born  February  25,  1885. 

10  4Lucile  Keller  Johnston,  born  September  1,  1887. 

10  5 William  Spears  Johnston,  born  December  12,  1892. 

These  five  are  children  of  Wm.  S.  Johnston,  Mary  Cather¬ 
ine  Beasley,  Elizabeth  Woolfolk,  Elizabeth  Lewis,  Waller  and 

Sarah  Lewis. 

10  1  Herbert  Leroy  Tandy,  born  May  9,  1886,  died  January  6, 
1898;  buried  at  Bethel,  Boone  county,  Missouri. 

10  2Frances  Lewis  Tandy,  born  in  Boone  county,  October  17, 
1887;  now  a  student  in  Columbia  High  School. 

10  3  Ruth  Estes  Tandy,  born  in  Columbia,  February  5,  1891. 

10  4Mary  Elizabeth  Tandy,  born  December  18,  1892. 

10  5Excell  Boulton  Tandy,  born  February  1,  1895. 

10  6Margaretta  Tandy,  born  December  6,  1896. 

10  7Mabel  Estelle  Tandy,  born  December  8,  1898. 

10  8 William  Berkeley  Tandy,  born  March  6,  1902,  died  Au¬ 
gust  5,  1903,  in  Columbia,  Missouri. 

These  eight  are  children  of  R.  T.  Tandy,  Adrian  Tandy, 
Elizabeth  Woolfolk,  Elizabeth  Lewis,  Waller  and  Sarah 
Lewis. 


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10  aSarah  Catherine  Tandy,  born  May  17,  1903;  Grace  Truman 
Tandy,  born  December  7,  1905  in  Columbia,  Missouri;  chil¬ 
dren  of  Henry  Herbert  Tandy,  Adrian  Tandy,  Elizabeth 
Woolfolk,  Elizabeth  Lewis,  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

10  1Wm.  Henry  Tandy,  born  April  26,  1899- 

10  2Mary  Mildred  Tandy,  born  September  10,  1902. 

10  3Gladys,  born  February  24,  1905. 

These  three  are  children  of  Felix  Adrian  Tandy,  Adrian 

Tandy,  Elizabeth  Woolfolk,  Elizabeth  Lewis,  Waller  and  Sarah 

Lewis. 

10  Alma  Tandy,  born  in  Boone  county,  July  16,  1898;  James 
Keith  Tandy,  born  June  9,  1902 — children  of  Mark  Tandy, 
Adrian  Tandy,  Elizabeth  Woolfolk,  Elizabeth  Lewis,  Wal¬ 
ler  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

10  Robert  Beazley,  born  October  10,  1903,  son  of  Arthur  Perry 
Beazley,  Robert  Thomas  Beazley,  Elizabeth  Woolfolk, 
Elizabeth  Lewis,  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

10  Lucile  Beazley,  born  April  11,  1898,  daughter  of  John  Beaz¬ 
ley,  Robert  Thomas  Beazley,  Elizabeth  Woolfolk,  Elizabeth 
Lewis,  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

10  Everett  Beazley,  Jr.,  and  Margaret  Alice  Beazley — children 
of  Everett  Beazley,  Richard  Estes  Beazley, Elizabeth  Wool- 
folk,  Elizabeth  Lewis,  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

10  Herbert  Mantz,  Allene  Mantz,  Maria  Mantz,  Dorothea 
Mantz  — children  of  William  Mantz,  Richard  Estes  Beaz¬ 
ley,  Elizabeth  Woolfolk,  Elizabeth  Lewis,  Waller  and  Sarah 
Lewis. 

10  Harold  Livingston,  Mildred  Livingston,  Vivion  Livingston, 
Mabel  Eunice  Livingston,  Harry  Morris  Livingston,  Lewis 
Max  Livingston — children  of  J.  H.  Livingston,  Richard 
Estes  Beazley,  Elizabeth  Woolfolk,  Elizabeth  Lewis,  Wal¬ 
ler  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

10  Mason  A.  Lewis,  and  a  daughter  whose  name  is  unknown — 
children  of  Robert  Edgar  Lewis,  Sallie  Woolfolk,  Charles 
Woolfolk,  Elizabeth  Lewis,  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

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11  Randolph  Gilliam,  son  of  Marion  Mildred  Perkins,  by  first 
marriage  with  Richard  Gilliam. 

11  Daniel  Moncrek,  Joseph  Moncrek,  John  Moncrek,  Rhett 
Moncrek,  Mason  Moncrek — children  of  Marion  Mildred 
Perkins  by  second  marriage  with  Moncrek,  Joseph  Perkins, 
Daniel  Perkins,  Jane  Lewis  Anderson,  Jane  Lewis  and  Ed¬ 
mund  Anderson,  William  Lewis  and  Lucy  Meriwether. 

11  Wm.  G.  Davidson,  son  of  W.  T.  Davidson,  Benjamin  Y. 
George,  Wm.  M.  George,  Ann  Waller  Woolfolk,  Elizabeth 
Lewis,  and  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

11  Margaret  Elizabeth  George,  boim  October  15,  1901,  daugh¬ 
ter  of  Robert  Dunbar  George,  Benjamin  Y.  George,  Wm. 
M.  George,  Ann  Waller  Woolfolk,  Elizabeth  Lewis,  Waller 
and  Sarah  Lewis. 

1 1  Beazley  Ragland,  son  of  Claude  Ragland,  Thomas  Ragland, 
Wm.  Wallace  Beazley,  Elizabeth  Woolfolk,  Elizabeth  Lewis* 
Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

11  Christopher  Harold  Martin,  son  of  Lelia  and  Wm.  Martin, 
Ann  Elizabeth  Tandy,  Adrian  Tandy,  Elizabeth  Woolfolk, 
Elizabeth  Lewis,  Waller  and  Sarah  Lewis. 

5  ELIZABETH  LEWIS. 

5  Elizabeth  Lewis,  daughter  of  Robert  of  Belvoir;  married  Rev. 

Robert  Barret  of  Richmond,  Virgina,  rector  of  St.  Matens 
Parish.  She  is  mentioned  in  the  will  of  her  father  as 
“Eliza  Barret,  deceased,”  and  as  that  will  was  written  in 
1757,  it  follows  that  she  died  young,  as  Robert  Lewis  did 
not  marry  until  1725;  and  Elizabeth  was  not  one  of  the 
older  children.  There  is  no  other  record  of  her  history,  nor 
is  it  known  how  many  children  she  left.  The  history  of 
only  one  is  known  and  that  is  very  meager,  though  the  de¬ 
scent  from  him  has  been  preserved. 

6  1Capt.  Wm.  Barret,  born  January  2,  1756,  died  February  16, 

1815;  was  so  far  as  is  known,  the  only  child  of  Elizabeth 
Lewis  Barret;  married  1784,  Dorothea  Winston,  removed 
to  Kentucky,  1799,  and  settled  on  his  farm,  “Rockcastle.” 

7  *Ann  Barret,  born  Louisa  county,  Virginia,  May,  1786;  mar¬ 

ried  June,  1802,  Genl.  James  Allen,  died  in  Kentucky,  1842. 

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General  Allen  served  in  Hopkins  Division,  Kentucky  army  in 
1812. 

7  2 James  Winston  Barret,  born  Virginia,  1788;  married  Maria 
Allen  in  Kentucky,  about  1812.  He  emigrated  to  Illinois 
in  1835;  died  about  1872. 

7  3Mary  Lee  Barret;  married  Wm.  Barret  of  Cumberland 
county,  Kentucky,  lived  on  a  cotton  and  sugar  plantation  in 
Louisiana;  owned  a  grant  of  land  near  Waco,  Texas,  died 
in  St.  Louis,  January  1867. 

7  4Wm.  Derricoat  Barret  born  in  Virginia,  1790;  married  Eliza 
Allen,  sister  of  his  brother  James’  wife,  died  December  24, 
1844. 

7  5Dr.  and  Professor  Richard  Farril  Barret,  born  in  Green 

county,  Kentucky,  1804,  died  April  16,  I860;  married  Ma¬ 
ria  Lewis  Buckner,  daughter  of  Judge  Richard  Aylett  and 
Elizabeth  Lewis  Buckner,  November  5,  1832,  at  her  home 
“Clifford,”  Green  county,  Kentucky. 

The  above  five  are  children  of  Wm.  Barret,  Elizabeth  Lewis. 

8  Rev.  Richard  H.  Allen;  residence,  Philadephia,  Pennsylvania; 

John  R.  Allen,  married  1840,  Elizabeth  Robards  Buckner — 
children  of  Gen.  James  Allen  and  Ann  Barret,  Wm.  Barret, 
Elizabeth  Lewis. 

8  'Wm.  Barret,  born  1815,  Green  county,  Kentucky,  now  of  Vir¬ 
ginia  City,  Illinois. 

8  2Jas.  A.  Barret,  colonel  10th  Illinois  Dragoons  during  Civil 
War. 

8  3  Richard  F.  Barret,  Mexican  War  Veteran. 

8  4Dr.  Edward  Barret,  died  Troy,  Missouri,  1850. 

8  5Dr.  Joseph  Addison  Barret;  married  Ellen  Moore,  daughter 
of  John  S.  Moore,  St.  Louis. 

The  above  are  children  of  Dr.  Richard  Farrell  Barret. 

8  1  Eliza  Barret,  married  first,  -  Johnson,  married  second, 

Pascal  Enos,  of  Springfield,  Illinois. 

8  2Mary  Barret,  no  record. 


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8  3 Jane  M.  Barret  married  Charles  Ridgley. 

The  above  three  are  children  of  Jas.  Winston  Barret,  Wm. 

Barret,  Elizabeth  Lewis. 

8  1  Robert  T.  Barret,  born  1823,  Green  county,  Kentucky,  died 
in  Texas,  1861. 

8  2 John  R.  Barret,  born  1825,  Green  county,  Kentucky,  mar¬ 
ried  1846,  Eliza  Simpson  of  Winchester,  Kentucky. 

8  3Dedie  Nichols  Barret,  Louisville,  Kentucky. 

8  4 Mary  Barret,  married  Mathew  Kenedy. 

8  5Overton  Winston  Barret,  born  1834;  Major  First  Missouri 
Battery  Artillery,  C.  S.  A.,  died  in  Boston,  Massachusetts. 

8  6Laura  Barret,  now  of  Washington,  District  of  Columbia. 

The  above  six  are  children  of  Wm.  Derricoat  Barret,  Wm. 

Barret,  Elizabeth  Lewis. 

8  1  Richard  Aylett  Barret,  born  at  Cliff  land,  Kentucky,  June  21, 
1833;  married  February  21,  1862,  Mary  Finney,  daughter 
of  Wm.  and  Jane  Finney;  retired  capitalist,  now  of  1335 
Washington  avenue,  St.  Louis. 

8  2Arthur  Buckner  Barret,  born  Sangamon,  county,  Illinois, 
August  21,  1835,  died  April  16,  1875;  married  June  5,  1859, 
Anna  Farrar  Sweringen  who  is  now  living  with  her  son 
4520  West  Pine  boulevard,  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  He  was 
President  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  Association  1866  to 
1874.  Mayor  of  St.  Louis,  1875. 

8  3Dr.  Wm.  Lee  Barret,  born  March  5,  1837;  married  Nannie 
Lemoine. 

8  4  Julia  Allen  Barret,  born  November  5,  1839;  married  January, 
1865,  Charles  Alexander,  Surgeon  United  States  Army;  re¬ 
sides  in  Washington,  District  of  Columbia. 

8  5 Winston  L.  Barret,  resides  in  New  York  City. 

8  6 John  A.  Barret,  born  March  5,  1843;  resides  in  Bloomfield, 
Stoddard  county,  Missouri. 

The  last  six  names  are  the  children  of  Dr.  Richard  Farril 

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Barret,  Captain  Wm.  Barret,  Elizabetli  Lewis. 

9  Wm.  Barret  Ridgley,  Washington,  District  of  Columbia;  a 
daughter,  name  unknown,  15  South  Sixth  street,  Springfield, 
Illinois — children  of  Chas.  Ridgley  and  Jane  Barret,  James 
Winston  Barret,  Capt.  Wm.  Barret,  Elizabeth  Lewis. 

9  - Kenedy,  daughter,  residence  in  New  York  City;  - 

Kenedy,  daughter  married  — — Denny,  residence,  New  York 
City — children  of  Mathew  Kenedy  and  Mary  Barret,  Mary 
Lee  Barret,  Capt.  Wm.  Barret,  Elizabeth  Lewis. 

9  James  Barret  married  Miss  Melton,  St.  Louis,  Missouri;  Ar¬ 
thur  Buckner  Barret,  4520  W.  Pine  boulevard,  St.  Louis ; 
Mattie  Barret,  born  April  5,  I860;  married  John  M.  Frost 
— children  of  Arthur  Buckner  Barret,  Dr.  Richard  Barret, 
Capt.  Wm.  Barret,  Elizabeth  Lewis. 

9  Mary  Barret,  Maria  Barret,  Arthur  Buckner  Barret,  died  at 
Ashville,  North  Carolina,  August  1886,  Dr.  Wm.  Barret, 
died  at  Ashville,  North  Carolina — children  of  Dr.  Wm.  Lee 
Barret,  Dr.  Richard  Farrel  Barret,  Capt.  Wm.  Barret,  Eliz¬ 
abeth  Lewis. 

9  Richard  Barret  and  two  daughters,  children  of  John  A.  Barret, 
Dr.  Richard  Farrel  Barret,  Capt.  Wm.  Barret,  Elizabeth 
Lewis. 

9  3  Bettie  Allen  married  Judge  B.  M.  Great,  Memphis,  Tenn¬ 
essee;  Buckner  Allen;  John  Allen,  Lexington,  Kentucky — 
children  of  John  R.  Allen  and  Elizabeth  Robards  Buckner. 

4  CHARLES  LEWIS  OF  “THE  BYRD.” 

Charles  Lewis  was  the  second  son  of  Councilor  John  Lewis 
and  his  wife  Elizabeth  Warner,  born  October  13,  1696,  died  1779. 
His  will  is  on  record  in  Goochland  county,  Virginia.  He  mar¬ 
ried  May  28,  1717,  Mary  Howell,  daughter  of  John  Howell, 
gentleman.  Col.  Charles  settled  the  Byrd  plantation  in  1733, 
and  it  is  from  the  name  of  this  estate  that  he  has  always  been 
designated,  “Charles  of  the  Byrd,”  by  way  of  distinction  from 
others  of  the  same  name.  His  children,  as  shown  by  his  will,  are 
as  follows: 


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5  ^ohn  Lewis,  born  October  8,  1720,  married  his  first  cousin, 
Jane  Lewis.  She  was  at  the  time  of  this  marriage  the  wid¬ 
ow  of  Thomas  Meriwether. 

5  2 Charles  Lewis,  born  May  14,  1722,  died  May  14,  1782;  mar¬ 
ried  Mary,  daughter  of  Isham  Randolph,  of  Dungeness. 

5  3Elizabeth  Lewis,  born  April  23,  1724,  married  May  3,  1744, 
Wm.  Kennon  of  Chesterfield  county,  Virginia. 

5  4  James  Lewis,  born  October  6,  1726,  died  May  1,  1764,  said 
to  have  married  Isabella  or  Elizabeth  Taylor. 

5  5  Mary  Lewis  born  April  26,  1729,  died  January  12,  1733. 

5  6  Howell  Lewis,  born  September  13,  1731,  died  1814;  his  will 
was  admitted  to  probate  in  Granville  county.  North  Caro¬ 
lina,  February  1814.  He  married  a  daughter  of  Henry 
Willis,  the  founder  of  Fredericksburg,  Virginia,  a  lady  var¬ 
iously  named  by  the  genealogists,  Elizabeth,  Mildred,  Mary 
and  Isabella,  of  which  more  will  be  said  hereafter.  He  set¬ 
tled  in  Granville  county.  North  Carolina. 

5  "Ann  Lewis,  born  March  2,  1733,  married  Edmund  Taylor. 

5  8Mary  Lewis,  born  September  25,  1736,  died  April  26,  1740. 

5  9 Robert  Lewis,  born  May  29,  1739,  married  February  26, 
1760,  Jane  Woodson,  daughter  of  Tucker  Woodson. 

5  10Frances  Lewis,  born  August  1,  1744;  married  September  3, 
1760,  Robert  Lewis  of  Louisa  county,  Virginia,  son  of  Rob¬ 
ert  of  Belvoir.  He  also  removed  to  Granville  county,  North 
Carolina,  where  his  will  is  on  record. 


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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


JOHN  LEWIS. 

5  John  Lewis  oldest  son  of  “Charles  of  Byrd”  and  his  wife 
Mary  Howell,  was  born  about  1720,  or  perhaps  earlier,  as  his 
parents  were  married  1717.  Of  the  early  history  of  this  John 
Lewis  we  have  no  definite  account,  and  it  is  not  until  1769,  or 
when  he  was  at  least  49  years  old,  that  he  appears  distinctively 
on  the  records.  At  this  period  of  the  Lewis  family,  there  were 
so  many  by  the  name  of  John  that  it  was  difficult  to  distinguish 
one  from  the  other,  when  their  names  appeared  in  a  general  way. 
John  Lewis  married  his  cousin  Jane  Meriwether,  daughter  of  Col. 
Robert  Lewis  of  Belvoir,  and  widow  of  Thomas  Meriwether. 
It  is  very  probable,  indeed,  almost  certain  that  this  John  was 
married  twice,  though  neither  the  records  nor  tradition  sustain 
this  conclusion,  but  the  circumstances  point  very  strongly  in 
that  direction.  The  first  husband  of  Jane  Lewis  was  living  in 
1765  when  John  Lewis  was  45  years  old,  and  very  few  men  of 
that  period  lived  to  this  age  without  marrying. 

Mr.  Alexander  Brown,  author  of  the  “Cabels  and  their  Kin,” 
insists  that  this  was  the  Major  John  Lewis  referred  to  in  the 
will  of  Robert  of  Belvoir,  and  that  he  was  the  husband  of  Mil¬ 
dred  at  the  time  the  will  was  written,  and  that  he  married  Jane 
Lewis,  the  widow  of  Thomas  Meriwether  after  the  death  of  Mil¬ 
dred;  but  this  is  mere  conjecture  for  which  there  is  no  authority, 
and  besides,  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  the  husband  of  Mildred 
was  the  son  of  Joseph  Lewis. 

The  most  authentic  account  we  have  of  this  John  Lewis  is 
based  upon  generally  accepted  traditions,  against  which  there  is 
no  proof,  and  is  sustained  by  such  conclusive  circumstances  that 
it  is  accepted  as  history.  That  he  married  Jane  Lewis  of  Belvoir, 
daughter  of  Col.  Robert  Lewis,  and  widow  of  Thomas  Meri¬ 
wether,  there  can  be  no  doubt. 

As  will  be  seen  from  the  will  of  this  John  Lewis,  written 
1791,  he  left  six  children,  three  sons  and  three  daughters.  The 
sons  were  all  twenty-one  years  old  when  the  will  was  written, 

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as  they  were  all  appointed  Executors,  and  the  daughters  were 
all  married.  The  names  of  the  children  were,  John,  Charles, 
Robert,  Jane  Read,  Mary  Williams,  and  Elizabeth  Hopkins,  all 
married.  We  have  the  partial  record  of  Mary  Williams  and  Jane 
Read,  also  of  Charles  and  Robert  Lewis. 

6  Mary  Lewis,  daughter  of  John  Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether 

married  Wm.  Williams  and  had  issue  as  follows: 

7  William  Robert  Lewis,  Warner  Lewis,  Howell  Lewis,  Field¬ 

ing  Lewis,  Charles  Lewis,  Coleman,  Mildred  Lewis,  or,  as 
corrected  by  Coleman  Williams:  Robert,  Howell,  William 
Lilburn,  Warner,  Fielding,  Charles,  Coleman,  and  Mildred. 
7  Wm.  Lilburn  Williams  married  and  had  issue,  Mary,  who  mar¬ 
ried  Albert  Wheatley. 

7  Fielding  Lewis  Williams  married  Frances  Pemberton  Boyd, 
sister  of  Lucy  Porter  and  Harriet  Bullock,  and  had  issue: 
Wm.  Boyd  Williams;  Mary  Frances  Williams,  died  June, 
1886;  Mildred  Lewis  Williams;  Fielding  Lewis  Williams; 
7  Coleman  Williams,  son  of  William  Williams  and  Mary  Lewis 
and  grandson  of  John  Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether,  mar¬ 
ried,  first,  Mary  B.  Wheatley,  married  second,  Sarah  M. 
Floyd  Jones,  and  had  issue,  as  follows:  Robert  F.,  died  un¬ 
married;  Mary  Mildred,  died  unmarried;  Howell  L.,  died 
unmarried;  Leonidas  P. ;  Harriet  E. 

7  Mildred  Williams  married  Dr.  James  Wheatley,  issue,  James 

and  Elvira,  both  deceased. 

8  Mary,  daughter  of  Wm.  Williams  married  Albert  Wheatley, 

had  issue,  two  boys  and  four  daughters  and  many  grand¬ 
children. 

8  Harriet  E.  Williams,  daughter  of  Coleman  Williams  and  his 
wife  Mary  Wheatley  married  James  S.  Brownson,  had  7 
children,  all  young,  being  in  the  9tli  generation. 

8  Fielding  Lewis  Williams,  son  of  Fielding  Lewis  Williams  and 
Frances  Boyd,  grandson  of  Mary  Lewis  and  William  Wil¬ 
liams,  and  great-grandson  of  John  Lewis  and  Jane  Meri¬ 
wether,  married  Abby  Louisa  Miller,  daughter  of  Augustus 
N.  Miller  and  his  wife,  Harriet  J.  Waldron;  residence 
Bristol,  Rhode  Island.  They  had  issue  as  follows:  Fielding 

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Lewis  Williams ;  Mildred  Lewis  Williams  married  Dr.  W. 
Fred  Williams;  no  children. 

8  Mary  M.,  daughter  of  Coleman  Williams,  married  John  Gandy 
and  had  issue,  one  daughter,  Mary  M.  Gandy  and  Wm.  B. 
Gandy.  These  children  are  also  in  the  ninth  generation. 

8  James  H.  Wheatley  married  Ella  B.  Bowen — one  son  now  liv¬ 
ing,  James  Bowen  Wheatley. 

8  Leonidas  P.  Williams,  son  of  Coleman  Williams,  grandson  of 
Wm.  Williams  and  Mary  Lewis,  and  great-grandson  of  John 
Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether,  married  Mary  Roberts;  issue: 
two  children,  Fannie  R.,  and  Leonidas  P.,  Jr. 

The  foregoing  is  made  up  from  notes  taken  from  time  to 
time,  and  while  they  are  fragmentary,  as  to  arrangement,  they 
are  positively  reliable  and  give  more  information  of  the  descent 
of  Mary  Lewis  and  William  Williams  than  I  have  been  able  to 
obtain  from  all  other  sources.  They  bring  down  several  of  the 
descendants  of  this  couple  to  the  ninth  generation,  and  furnish 
data  from  which  the  descendants  of  that  line  will  be  enabled  to 
make  up  a  complete  genealogy. 

Mrs.  A.  Louise  Williams,  wife  of  Mr.  Fielding  Lewis  Wil¬ 
liams  of  Bristol,  Rhode  Island,  is  responsible  for  the  foregoing 
data. 

Mr.  Fielding  Lewis  Walker  of  Danville,  Virginia,  has  kind¬ 
ly  furnished  us  with  the  descent  of  Jane  Lewis,  daughter  of  John 
Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether,  and  her  husband  Jonathan  Read, 
which  may  be  rebed  on  as  correct. 

6’  Jane  Lewis,  daughter  of  John  Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether, 
married  Jonathan  Reade,  and  had  issue  as  follows:  Mar¬ 
garet,  married  a  Harrison;  Thomas,  married  Miss  Panel; 
Eliza,  married  Hobson  and  had  two  children,  Howell  and 
George;  Mary,  no  record;  Howell,  married  Eliza  T.  Boyd; 
Charles  Lewis,  born  1795,  died  December  20,  1869- 
7  Howell  Reade,  son  of  Jane  Lewis  and  grandson  of  John  Lew¬ 
is  and  Jane  Meriwether,  married  Eliza  T.  Boyd  and  had  is¬ 
sue  as  follows:  Frances  married  -  McLin  and  had  a 

daughter  who  married  Tom  Walker;  and  James  married 

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Helen  Read;  John  married  Isabella  Boyd  and  had  children: 
Lizzie,  John,  Fanny  and  Bobby. 

8  Charles  Fox  Reade  married  Harriet  Cotter.  Children:  Mary; 
Emma  married  Charles  Taylor;  Charles;  Howell; 
Eliza;  Hattie;  Alexander,  never  married;  Harriet  married 
James  Haywood.  Children:  Bettie,  John,  James,  Mary, 
William;  Elizabeth  married  first,  Isham  Boyce,  second, 
John  Haywood  and  had  one  child,  Eliza  Boyce;  Howell 
died  in  childhood;  Alfred  married  first.  Miss  Partee,  second, 
Miss  Conner,  no  issue;  Mary  Jane  married  Robert  Hay¬ 
wood. 

7  Thomas  Reade,  son  of  Jane  Lewis  and  Jonathan  Reade,  and 
grandson  of  John  Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether,  married 
Miss  Pannel;  issue,  Margaret,  married  a  Mr.  Reade;  Jane; 
Ann;  John;  Virginia;  Clement;  Mary;  Drusilla;  Thomas. 

7  Charles  Lewis  Reade,  son  of  Jane  Lewis  and  Jonathan  Reade, 
and  grandson  of  John  Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether,  married 
Jane  Boyd  and  had  issue: 

8  1Jane  Eliza  Reade  married  James  Beverly  Daniel. 

8  2Wm.  Boyd  Reade  married  Ann  Eliza  Boyd. 

8  3Jonathan  Reade  married  Ann  Barbee. 

8  “Charles  Lewis  Reade,  Jr.,  married  first,  Sarah  Estes, 
married  second,  Mary  Taylor;  children:  Sarah;  Lewis 
married  Baskerville;  Charles  married  Pepper. 

8  5Edmund  Reade,  died  in  infancy. 

8  6Howell  Reade,  died  in  infancy. 

8  7Lucy  Frances,  born  April  29,  1830,  married  Rev.  R.  E. 
Sherril. 

8  8Mildred  Reade  married  Wm.  Bullock  Tyler.  Children : 
Rosa  Tyler,  married  Bonde;  Charles  married  Emma 
Read. 

8  9 Harry  Read,  died  in  infancy. 

7  Charles  Lewis  Read  by  second  marriage  with  Elizabeth  Dan¬ 
iel  had  issue: 

8  10Isaac  Henry  Reade  married  first,  Lizzie  Green,  second, 
Martha  Green,  third,  Alice  Green. 

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8  11  Nannie,  died  young,  never  married. 

8  12Priscilla  Margaret  married  John  Y.  Barbee. 

8  13Sarah  Elizabeth  married  William  Bond. 

8  14Louisa  Hellen  married  James  McLin. 

8  Jane  Eliza  Reade,  daughter  of  Charles  Lewis  Reade,  grand¬ 
daughter  of  Jonathan  Reade,  who  married  Jane  Lewis, 
great-granddaughter  of  John  Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether, 
married  James  Daniel,  and  had  issue: 

9  1  Nancy  Venable  Daniel  married  Nathaniel  Venable  Wat¬ 

kins. 

9  2Martha  Elizabeth  Daniel  married  David  Flournoy  Mor¬ 
ton.  Children:  Jane  Morton,  David,  James,  Daniel, 
and  Martha  Morton. 

9  3 Charles  Reade  Daniel,  died  young. 

9  4Mildred  Daniel  married  Richard  Edward  Booth.  Chil¬ 
dren  :  Lucy,  Daniel  and  Samuel. 

9  5Nathaniel  Daniel  married  a  Wilson;  Luev  Frances,  no 
record. 

8  Wm.  Boyd  Reade,  son  of  Charles  Lewis  Read,  grandson  of 
Jane  Lewis  and  Jonathan  Read  and  great-grandson  of  John 
Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether,  married  Ann  Eliza  Boyd  and 
had  issue: 

9  *Lucy  Frances  married  Wm.  Scott;  one  child,  Wrilliam 
Scott. 

9  2 Jesse  married  India  Peyton. 

9  3Anna  married  Peoples. 

9  4Ella,  no  record. 

8  Lucy  Frances  Reade,  daughter  of  Charles  Lewis  Read,  born 
April  29,  1830,  granddaughter  of  Jane  Lewis  and  Jonathan 
Read,  and  great-granddaughter  of  John  Lewis  and  Jane 
Meriwether,  married  Rev.  R.  E.  Sherril  and  had  issue  as 
follows: 

9  1  Charles  Reade  Sherril,  born  November  5,  1857. 

9  2Richard  Ellis  Sherril,  born  March  17,  1861,  married  Kit- 
tie  H.  Taylor. 

9  3Lizzie  Frances  Sherril,  born  April  24,  1863,  died  July 
25,  1863. 


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9  4Eugenia  Laura  Sherril,  born  January  27,  1865,  married 
Alfred  H.  Smith. 

9  5Wm.  Enos  Sherril,  born  August  29,  1868. 

9  Richard  Ellis  Sherril  and  Kitty  H.  Taylor,  as  above,  married 
March  21,  1889  and  had  one  son,  Lewis  Joseph  Taylor,  born 
April  18,  1892. 

9  Eugenia  Laura  Sherril,  born  January  27,  1865,  daughter  of 
Lucy  Francis  Reade,  granddaughter  of  Charles  Lewis 
Reade,  great-granddaughter  of  Jane  Reade  and  great-great- 
granddaughter  of  John  Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether,  mar¬ 
ried  Alfred  H.  Smith,  and  had  issue: 

10  1  Mamie  Reade  Smith,  born  September  15,  1884. 

10  2Howard  Lee  Smith,  born  May  1,  1886. 

10  3Inez  and  4Sherril  Smith,  no  record. 

9  Frances  Reade,  daughter  of  Howell  Read,  granddaughter  of 

Charles  Lewis  Reade,  great-granddaughter  of  Jane  Lewis 
and  great-great-granddaughter  of  John  Lewis  and  Jane 
Meriwether,  married  Robert  McLinn.  Issue:  Betty,  married 
Tom  Walker;  and  James,  married  Louise  Hellen  Reade. 

10  Louise  Hellen  Reade  and  James  McLinn  had  issue  as  fol¬ 

lows:  Fannie  married  W.  B.  Johnson,  January  24,  1895; 
Alfred  married  Miss  Claiborn;  James  died  young;  Nannie 
Morton ;  Bessie ;  Charles  Lewis ;  Robert  Spencer ;  Hellen ; 
Chester;  Fred  and  Margie.  No  record  of  the  last  names. 
8  Priscilla  Margaret  Reade,  daughter  of  Charles  Lewis  Reade, 
granddaughter  of  Jane  Lewis,  and  great-granddaughter  of 
John  Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether,  married  John  Y.  Barbee 
and  had  issue:  Allen  married  Miss  Herbert;  Bessie  Reade 
married  Moriarity;  Reade  Barbee,  Taylor  Barbee,  Susie 
Barbee,  Pannel  Barbee,  Isaac  Barbee,  Nelson  Barbee.  No 
record  of  the  last  six  names. 

8  Isaac  Henry  Reade;  son  of  Charles  Lewis  Reade,  grandson  of 
Jane  Lewis,  and  great-grandson  of  John  Lewis  and  Jane 
Meriwether,  married  three  times,  most  probably  three  sis¬ 
ters,  as  they  were  all  of  the  same  name,  Lizzie,  Martha  and 
Alice  Green.  Issue:  Lillie  Reade  married  Elias  King,  one 

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child,  Bessie  King;  Lewis  Reade  died  young;  Edward  mar¬ 
ried  Cora  Fields;  Sarah  Ann  married  John  King;  Isaac, 
James,  Lizzie,  Maggie  and  Alice,  no  record. 

8  Sarah  Elizabeth  Reade,  daughter  of  Charles  Lewis  Reade, 

granddaughter  of  Jane  Lewis,  great-granddaughter  of  John 
Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether,  married  Wm.  Bond  and  had 
issue:  Margaret  Bond,  Pugh  Bond,  Henry  Lewis  Bond, 
Lucy  Bond,  Priscilla  Bond,  Sarah  and  Julian. 

9  Children  of  Nancy  Venable  Daniel  and  Nathaniel  Watkins: 

Mildred  Henry;  Lucy  Morton;  Richard  Henry. 

10  Children  of  Mildred  Henry  Watkins  and  John  Robert  Mor¬ 

ton:  John,  Richard,  James,  Reade,  Nannie,  Henry,  Lucy, 
Lewis  Warner. 

9  Mildred  Reade  Daniel,  daughter  of  Jane  Eliza  Reade,  and 
James  Beverly  Daniel,  granddaughter  of  Chas.  Lewis 
Reade,  and  great-granddaughter  of  Jonathan  Reade  and 
Jane  Lewis,  married  Richard  Edward  Booth  and  had  issue: 
Lucy  Daniel  Booth,  Samuel  Patrick  Booth. 

9  James  Nathaniel  Daniel,  married  Ellen  Scott  Wilson  and  had 

seven  children:  William  Goodridge,  Jane  Reade,  Mar¬ 
garet  Ringold,  Norvel  Watkins,  James  Venable,  Ellen  Wil¬ 
son,  Edward  Abbott. 

10  Lucy  Morton  Watkins  married  John  Flood  Morton  and  had 

one  child,  Mildred  Watkins  Morton. 

10  Richard  Henry  Watkins  married  Josephene  Critz  and  had 
one  child:  Richard  Henry  Critz. 

10  Samuel  Patrick  Booth  married  Alma  Smith  Brooks  and  has 
one  child:  Willie  Lee  Booth. 

6  Charles  Lewis,  son  of  John  Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether,  and 

grandson  of  Charles  Lewis  of  the  Byrd  married  Miss  Gar- 
threy  Glover.  They  had  issue: 

7  1  Nicholas  Meriwether  Lewis  married  Miss  Lucy  Bullock,  no 

issue. 

7  2Lucy  Meriwether  Lewis  married  Dr.  Ajax  Walker.  Issue: 
Nicholas  Lewis  Walker  married  Emily  F.  Hunt;  Henry 
Ajax  Walker  married  Mary  McCotter  Owens;  Fielding 
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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


Lewis  Walker  married  Penelope  Campbell  Wilson. 

8  Fielding  Lewis  Walker  and  Miss  Wilson  had:  Henry  Ajax 

Walker,  married  Miss  Ida  Thames  of  Mobile;  Maitland 
Walker;  Mary  Wilson  Walker;  Agnes  Campbell  Walker; 
Annie  Louise  Walker;  Lewis  Meriwether  Walker;  Charles 
Baylor  Walker;  Lucy  Meriwether  Lewis  Walker  married 
Lovie  Pierce  Morgan;  Penelope  Wilson  Walker  married 
Wm.  Humphreys  Jones;  Fielding  Lewis  Walker,  Jr.,  mar¬ 
ried  Mary  Dowd. 

9  Henry  Ajax  Walker  and  Ida  Thames  had:  Mary  Ellis  Walk¬ 

er;  Ida  Thames  Walker;  Henry  Ajax  Walker. 

9  Lucy  Meriwether  Walker  and  Lovie  Pierce  Morgan  had:  Pen¬ 
elope  Campbell  Morgan,  Fielding  Lewis  Morgan. 

8  Henry  Ajax  Walker  and  Mary  McCotter  Owens,  had:  John 
Owens  Walker. 

8  Nicholas  Lewis  Walker,  son  of  Lucy  Meriwether  Lewis  and 

Ajax  Walker,  grandson  of  Charles  Lewis  and  Miss  Glover, 
and  great-grandson  of  John  Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether, 
married  Jean  Resbrow  of  Aurora,  Missouri,  and  had  issue 
as  follows: 

9  1  Lewis  Walker  married  Sue  Sumerville  Cunningham. 
No  issue. 

9  2Robert  Lewis  Walker  married  Cornelia  Wilson. 

9  3Lucy  Lewis  Walker,  not  married. 

9  4Leonard  Hunt  Walker  married  Lockie  White,  of  Hen¬ 
dersonville,  Kentucky. 

9  5William  Hunt  Walker,  married  Kate  Dibrell. 

9  6Nicholas  Walker,  marriage  unknown. 

9  Robert  Lewis  Walker  and  Cornelia  Wilson  had  one  daughter, 

Margaret  Walker. 

9  William  Hunt  Walker,  son  of  Nicholas  Lewis  Walker  and  his 
wife,  Kate  Dibrell,  had  issue  as  follows:  Alphonso  Dibrell 
Walker,  Nicholas  Lewis  Walker,  Kate  Dibrell  Walker, 
Emily  Frances  Walker,  Elizabeth  Walker. 

6‘  Robert  Lewis,  son  of  John  Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether,  and 
grandson  of  “Charles  of  Byrd,”  married  Ann  Ragland  and 

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left  issue: 

7  1  Warner  Meriwether  Lewis,  married  first  Elizabeth 
Hinton. 

7  2Ann  Susan  Lewis,  married  Captain  Wm.  Irvine. 

7  Warner  Meriwether  Lewis  and  Elizabeth  Hinton  had  one 

son,  John  Willis  Lewis,  who  married  three  times,  first  Annie 
Hinton. 

8  John  Willis  Lewis  and  his  first  wife  Annie  Hinton  had: 

9  1  Elizabeth  Lewis,  married  Nathaniel  M.  Richmond. 

9  2Annie  Hinton  Lewis,  who  never  married. 

9  Elizabeth  Lewis  and  her  husband  Nathaniel  M.  Richmond, 

had  issue  as  follows:  Annie  Hinton  Richmond,  Nathaniel 
Macon  Richmond,  Lucy  Mayfield  Richmond,  John  Willis 
Richmond,  Charles  Hunton  Richmond,  Sue  Lewis  Rich¬ 
mond,  Elizabeth  Richmond,  David  Hunton  Richmond. 

9  John  Willis  Lewis  married  second  Elizabeth  Baskerville  and 
had : 

10  1Susan  B.  Lewis,  married  Hiram  Ford. 

10  2Warner  Meriwether  Lewis,  not  married. 

10  3Wm.  Baskerville  Lewis,  married  Maggie  Watkins. 

10  4  Lucy  Lewis,  married  Hammet  Gregory,  no  issue. 

10  5 Mary  B.  Lewis. 

10  6Kate  Watkins  Lewis. 

9  John  Willis  Lewis  married  third  Elizabeth  Walker  and  had: 

Sallie  Brown  Lewis. 

7  Warner  Meriwether  Lewis  married  second  Phoebe  Sewell  and 
had:  Ellen  Lewis,  married  Caleb  Haygood  Richmond.  They 
had:  Meriwether  Lewis  Richmond;  Ellen  Ramseur  Rich¬ 
mond;  Caleb  Haygood  Richmond;  George  Gilbert  Rich¬ 
mond  married  Mary  Kirkland;  Annie  Zell  Richmond  mar¬ 
ried  George  L.  Cunningham;  Mary  Dodson  Richmond. 

10  Susan  B.  Lewis  married  Hiram  Ford.  They  had  two  chil¬ 

dren:  Elizabeth  B.  Ford,  Meriwether  Lewis  Ford. 

10  Wm.  Baskerville  Lewis  married  Maggie  Watkins  and  had 
four  children:  Claudia  Lewis,  Warner  Meriwether  Lewis, 
Charles  Watkins  Lewis,  William  B.  Lewis. 

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9  George  Gilbert  Richmond  and  Mary  Kirkland  had  one  child: 
Caleb  Havgood  Richmond. 

9  Annie  Zell  Richmond  and  Geo.  L.  Cunningham  had  one  child: 
John  Wilson  Cunningham. 

7  Ann  Susan  Lewis,  daughter  of  Robert  Lewis  and  Anna  Rag¬ 

land,  and  granddaughter  of  John  Lewis  and  Jane  Meri¬ 
wether,  married,  1819,  Captain  Wm.  Irvine  of  Bedford 
county,  Virginia.  Issue: 

8  1Wm.  Meriwether  Irvine,  married,  1857,  Virginia  A. 
Jelfries. 

8  2Elizabeth  Juliet  Irvine,  married.  1853,  Dr.  Thos.  W. 
White. 

8  3 John  Lewis  Irvine,  married,  1856,  Elizabeth  C.  Hoge. 

8  Wm.  Meriwether  Irvine  and  Virginia  Jeffries  had  one  child: 

Annie  Irvine,  married  John  S.  Early,  no  issue. 

8  Elizabeth  Juliet  Irvine  and  her  husband  Thos.  W.  White 

had: 

9  1  Beverly  White,  not  married. 

9  2Sallie  Howard  White. 

9  3Isadore  White. 

9  4John  Irvine  White,  married  Mary  T.  Barksdale. 

9  5 Fannie  Lewis  White,  married  George  P.  Ball. 

9  6Thomas  Warner  White,  married  Emma  J.  Farmer. 

9  7Wm.  Irvine  White,  married  Annie  A.  Rives. 

9  John  Irvine  White  and  Mary  Barksdale  had  issue:  Beverly 

Barksdale  White,  Juliet  Irvine  White,  Elizabeth  High¬ 
tower  White,  Thos.  Winston  White,  Claiborne  Barksdale 
White,  Ann  Early  White. 

9  Fannie  Irvine  White  and  Geo.  Ball  had  issue  as  follows:  Julia 
Irvine  Ball,  Geo.  Wallace  Ball,  Wm.  Irvine  Ball,  Thomas 
Warner  Ball,  Claiborne  White  Ball. 

9  Wm.  Irvine  White  and  Annie  A.  Rives  had  one  daughter, 
Emma  A.  White. 

8  John  Lewis  Irvine  married  Elizabeth  C.  Hoge.  They  had 
issue:  Mary  Whitlock  Irvine,  married  Chas.  W.  Heuser 
of  Wythville,  Virginia;  Annie  Lewis  Irvine;  Whitlock 

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Hoge  Irvine;  Moses  Hoge  Irvine;  John  Lewis  Irvine; 
Thos.  Hoge  Irvine. 

9  Mary  Whitlock  Irvine  and  Charles  W.  Heuser  had:  Bettie 
Hoge  Heuser,  Claire  Heuser,  Augustine  Heuser,  Willie 
Irvine  Heuser. 


5  CHARLES  LEWIS. 

5  Charles  Lewis,  of  Buckeye  Land,  second  son  of  “Charles  of 

Byrd,”  born  May  14,  1722,  died  May  14,  1782;  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  Isham  Randolph  of  Dungeness.  There 
is  very  little  known  of  his  descendants,  as  many  of  them 
went  west  at  a  very  early  day,  and  all  of  them  have  evi¬ 
dently  scattered.  His  wife,  Mary  Randolph,  was  a  sister 
of  President  Jefferson’s  mother,  and  his  oldest  son  married 
a  sister  of  Mr.  Jefferson,  Lucy  Jefferson,  who  was  his  first 
cousin.  As  shown  by  his  will  on  record  in  Albemarle 
county,  Virginia,  he  had  five  children:  Charles  Lilburn 
Lewis,  Isham  Lewis,  Ann  Jefferson  Lewis,  Mary  Lewis,  and 
Mildred  Lewis.  He  also  mentions  a  grandson,  Howell 
Lewis. 

6  Charles  Lilburn  Lewis  married  Lucy  Jefferson  and  emigrated 

to  Kentucky.  They  left  descendants. 

6  Mary  Lewis  married  Colonel  Charles  Lewis,  her  cousin,  and 

son  of  Colonel  Robert  of  Belvoir.  The  other  daughters 
married  Bennet  Henderson  and  Charles  Hudson,  whom  he 
names  in  his  will  as  two  of  his  executors,  and  as  his  sons- 
in-law. 

7  Howell  Lewis,  whom  Charles  Lewis  mentions  as  his  grandson, 

is  evidently  the  son  of  Colonel  Charles,  who  had  previously 
died,  and  his  daughter  Mary. 

7  Randolph  Lewis,  son  of  Charles  Lilburn  Lewis  and  Lucy  Jef¬ 
ferson,  married  his  cousin  Mary,  daughter  of  Robert  Lewis 
of  “the  Byrd”  and  his  wife  Jane  Woodson.  Issue:  Lilburn 
Lewis,  Tucker  Woodson  Lewis  and  Randolph  Lewis,  went 
west;  Howell  Lewis  married  a  sister  of  Hancock  Lee  of 
Richmond,  Virginia;  Warner  Lewis  died  young,  unmarried; 
Mary  Lewis  married  Charles  Palmer  of  Richmond,  Vir¬ 
ginia;  Susan  Harrison  Lewis  married  Douthat  of  Botetourt 

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county,  Virginia;  Lucy  Jefferson  Lewis,  no  record. 

8  Children  of  Mary  J.  Lewis,  who  married  Charles  Palmer  of 
Richmond,  Virginia,  grandchildren  of  Randolph  Lewis,  and 
great-grandchildren  of  Charles  Lilburn  Lewis  and  Lucy 
Jefferson:  William  Palmer,  M.  D.,  surgeon  C.  S.  army,  ed¬ 
ited  calendar  Virginia  State  Papers,  unmarried;  Charles 
Palmer,  Randolph  L.  Palmer,  Richard  Palmer,  Catherine 
C.  Palmer. 


5  ELIZABETH  LEWIS. 

5  Elizabeth  Lewis,  oldest  daughter  and  third  child  of  Charles 
Lewis  and  Mary  Howell,  born  April  23,  1724,  married  May 
S,  1744,  William  Kennon  of  Chesterfield  county,  Virginia, 
son  of  Wm.  Kennon  and  Ann  Eppes,  grandson  of  Richard 
Kennon  and  Elizabeth  Washam.  Their  son  John  Kennon 
married  in  1779  Elizabeth  Woodson,  daughter  of  John 
Woodson  and  Elizabeth  Hughes.  Their  daughter  Elizabeth 
Kennon  married  in  1809,  D.  L.  White,  son  of  David  L. 
White  and  Mary  Lyne. 

8  Pleasant  Woodson  White,  son  of  D.  L.  and  Mary  (Lyne) 
White,  married  in  1848,  Emily  Gibson,  daughter  of  Edward 
R.  and  Jeanette  (Tilton)  Gibson.  Emily  White  died  in 
1902.  Woodson  Tilton  White,  their  son,  born  July  26, 
1849,  now  a  resident  of  Waco,  Texas. 

6  Howell  Lewis  was  the  fourth  son  of  “Charles  of  the  Byrd,” 
born  1731  in  Goochland  county,  Virginia.  He  married  a  daugh¬ 
ter  of  Captain  Henry  Willis,  of  Fredericksburg,  Virginia.  The 
name  of  the  wife  of  Howell  Lewis  has  been  a  matter  of  dispute 
among  genealogists  for  years.  It  was  known  among  many  of 
her  descendants  that  in  household  circles  she  was  known  as 
Mary,  and  her  grandson,  John  Adison  Cobb,  who  grew  up  in 
his  grandfather’s  household,  was  raised  and  educated  by  him, 
and  who  was  necessarily  familiar  with  his  grandmother’s  name, 
handed  it  down  to  posterity  as  “Mary,”  and  named  one  of  his 
daughters  “Mary  Willis”  in  perpetuation  of  her  memory,  but  the 
records  of  Spottsylvania  having  disclosed  the  fact  that  Henry 
Willis  had  a  daughter  Mary,  who  married  Hancock  Lee,  in  1816, 
put  the  genealogists  to  guessing,  and  they  turned  their  attention 

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to  finding  another  name  for  the  wife  of  Howell  Lewis.  Byrd 
Willis,  grandson  of  Henry  Willis,  had  left  it  on  record  that  the 
wife  of  Howell  Lewis,  who  was  his  aunt,  was  named  “Elizabeth.” 
Mr.  Thos.  M.  Green  of  Danville,  Kentucky,  and  Miss  Minor, 
author  of  “Meriwether  Genealogy,”  insisted  that  her  name  was 
Mildred,  and  Miss  Hinton  of  North  Carolina  who  had  found  a 
newspaper  clipping  in  her  grandfather’s  Bible,  which  referred  to 
her  demise  under  the  name  of  Isabella,  furnished  Mrs.  Watson, 
author  of  a  “Royal  Lineage,”  with  that  name,  and  Mrs.  Watson, 
having  given  it  to  the  secretary  of  Virginia  Historical  Society, 
it  was  claimed  by  that  authority  that  Isabella,  to  the  exclusion 
of  all  others,  was  the  name  of  Howell  Lewis’  wife.  There  can 
be  no  doubt  that  in  the  numerous  marriages  of  Henry  Willis,  he 
gave  this  daughter  the  name  of  Mary  Isabella,  notwithstanding 
the  fact  that  his  first  born,  who  married  Hancock  Lee,  was  named 
Mary,  nor  will  this  appear  at  all  strange  or  unusual,  when  it  is 
considered  that  the  wife  of  Hancock  Lee  was  the  child  of  his 
first  wife,  and  the  wife  of  Howell  Lewis  the  child  of  his  third 
wife  and  about  twenty  years  apart. 

In  a  deed  from  Howell  Lewis  to  John  Johnson,  book  H, 
page  283,  Granville  county,  North  Carolina,  the  wife  of  Howell 
Lewis  is  referred  to  as  Isabella.  In  1769,  two  years  after  the 
date  of  the  foregoing  deed,  Howell  Lewis  and  Mary  are  sub¬ 
scribing  witnesses  to  a  deed  to  land  sold  to  John  Cobbs,  who 
was  about  to  marry  their  daughter  Mildred.  So  that  it  is  seen 
that  she  appears  on  the  records  both  as  Isabella  and  Mary,  and 
that  she  is  also  known  to  indisputable  tradition  under  both 
names,  and  therefore  no  other  conclusion  can  be  reached  than 
that  she  was  named  Mary  Isabella,  and  this  is  accepted  by  the 
author  as  a  solution.  They  had  issue  as  follows: 

6  1  Charles  Lewis. 

6  2Willis  Lewis. 

6  3Isabella  Lewis  married  Jeffries. 

6  4Ann  Lewis  married  Morton. 

6  5Frances  Lewis  married  Bugg. 

6  6Jane  Lewis  married  David  Hinton,  Wake  county,  North 

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Carolina,  where  they  still  reside  with  their  great-grand¬ 
daughter,  Mary  Hilliard  Hinton,  at  “the  Oaks.” 

6  7 Mildred  Lewis  married  John  Cobbs,  born  in  Goochland; 
lived  in  Louisa  county,  Virginia,  afterwards  in  Albemarle; 
removed  to  Granville  county,  North  Carolina,  and  lastly 
established  himself  in  Georgia. 

6  8Mary  Lewis  married  a  Kennon. 

6  9Elizabeth  Lewis  married  William  Ridley,  Granville  county, 
North  Carolina. 

6  10Howell  Lewis,  born  April  2,  1759,  married  in  1780  Betsy 

Coleman,  daughter  of  Robert  Coleman  of  Goochland 
county,  Virginia. 

Of  the  descendants  of  the  children  of  Howell  Lewis  very  little 
is  known.  There  are  many  of  his  name  in  Granville  county, 
North  Carolina,  but  their  line  of  descent  could  not  be  as¬ 
certained. 

7  Elizabeth  Ridley,  daughter  of  Howell  Lewis,  left  issue:  Dr. 

Robert  Ridley  of  Atlanta,  Georgia,  whose  first  wife  was  a 
daughter  of  the  “great  Ben  Hill,”  is  one  of  her  descend¬ 
ants. 

6  Willis  Lewis  appears  on  the  rolls  of  the  North  Carolina  State 
troops  with  the  rank  of  captain,  in  the  Revolutionary  Army; 
beyond  this  nothing  is  known  of  him  or  his  descendants. 

6  Mildred  Lewis  has  long  been  recognized  as  the  oldest  child 
of  Howell  Lewis,  though  this  is  disputed  by  some  geneal¬ 
ogists.  She  was  married  September  6,  1769,  when  her 
father  was  only  thirty-seven  years  old,  and  it  is  hardly 
possible  in  the  nature  of  things,  that  there  could  have  been 
any  older  children.  Mildred  Lewis,  was  married  to  John 
Cobbs  September  6,  1769,  in  Granville  county,  North  Car¬ 
olina.  The  records  show  that  John  Cobbs  purchased  land 
in  Granville  that  year,  of  Wm.  Moore,  and  in  1784,  or  fif¬ 
teen  years  after  his  marriage,  we  find  him  described  on  the 
tax  books  of  Goochland  county,  Virginia,  as  John  Cobbs,  of 
Georgia. 


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The  sons  of  John  Cobbs,  as  well  as  those  of  Thomas 
Cobbs,  left  off  the  “s”  and  spelled  the  name  “Cobb,”  which 
accounts  for  the  Cobb  family  of  Georgia  and  Alabama.  This 
change  was  made  previous  to  1800,  as  Howell  Cobb  entered  the 
army  under  appointment  from  General  Washington  under  the 
name  of  Cobb.  A  curious  and  interesting  coincidence,  in  con¬ 
nection  with  it,  is  presented  in  the  will  of  Howell  Lewis,  written 
in  1812  and  probated  in  1814,  in  which  he  makes  bequests  to 
the  children  of  “my  deceased  daughter,  Mildred  Cobbs;”  and 
the  sons  of  John  Cobbs  and  Mildred  Lewis,  who  had  changed 
their  name  to  Cobb,  became  beneficiaries  under  that  will  under 
the  name  of  Cobbs.  Of  course  their  identity  was  unmistakable, 
but  the  name  of  Cobbs,  even  in  this  line,  is  established  up  to  a 
time  that  takes  in  General  Howell  Cobb  of  Georgia,  who  was 
born  previous  to  the  settlement  of  the  estate  of  Howell  Lewis. 
Issue  of  John  and  Mildred  Lewis  Cobbs  as  follows: 

7  1Howell  Cobbs,  born  1771,  married  Martha  Jacquiline  Roots. 
7  2 John  Addison  Cobbs,  born  1773,  married  Sarah  Robinson 
Roots. 

7  3  Mildred  Lewis  Cobbs. 

7  4Mary  Willis  Cobbs. 

7  5Susanna  Cobbs. 

7  6Henry  W’illis  Cobbs. 

7  Howell  Cobbs  was  the  oldest  of  the  children  of  John  Cobbs 
and  Mildred  Lewis.  He  was  appointed,  during  General 
Washington’s  administration,  an  officer  in  the  United  States 
Army,  but  after  his  marriage  he  resigned  and  settled  on 
his  plantation  in  Georgia.  He  represented  his  district  in 
Congress  from  1807  to  1812,  at  which  time  he  resigned  his 
seat  in  Congress  to  re-enter  the  army.  He  served  as  cap¬ 
tain  during  the  War  of  1812,  after  which  he  again  resigned 
his  commission.  He  left  no  issue. 

7  John  Addison  Cobbs,  second  son  of  John  Cobbs  and  Mildred 
Lewis,  is  very  little  known  to  history,  but  the  prestige  of 
his  family  and  all  of  his  surroundings  point  unmistakably 

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to  the  fact  that  he  was  a  man  of  mark  in  his  day.  He  left 
issue  as  follows: 

8  1  Howell  Cobb,  born  1815,  married  Miss  Lamar  of  Geor¬ 
gia. 

8  2Thomas  R.  R.  Cobb,  married  Miss  Lumpkin,  daughter 
of  Chief  Justice  Lumpkin  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Georgia. 

8  3Mary  Willis  Cobb  married  first  -  Erwin,  and  sec¬ 

ond  Dr.  J.  M.  Johnson. 

8  4  Mildred  Lewis  Cobb  married  Colonel  Lucien  Glenn. 

8  5Sarah  Martha  Cobb  married  Major  John  C.  Whitner. 

8  Howell  Cobb,  son  of  John  Addison  Cobb  and  Sarah  Robinson 

Roots,  belongs  to  history.  He  was  born  at  “Cherry  Hill,” 
Georgia,  in  1815.  He  entered  Congress  in  1843,  was  re¬ 
elected  successively  until  1851,  when  he  was  elected  gov¬ 
ernor  of  Georgia.  He  was  made  speaker  of  the  House  in 
1849,  and  in  1857  Mr.  Buchanan  appointed  him  secretary 
of  the  treasury,  from  which  position  he  resigned  to  share 
the  fortunes  of  the  Southern  Confederacy.  He  left  issue 
as  follows:  Judge  Howell  Cobb  of  the  Athens  Circuit; 
Judge  Andrew  Cobb  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Georgia; 
John  B.  Cobb  of  Americus,  Georgia,  and  others,  a  daugh¬ 
ter  who  married  Tinsley  Rucker. 

10  Thomas  R.  R.  Cobb,  son  of  Judge  Howell  Cobb,  who  mar¬ 
ried  Miss  Barker  of  Atlanta,  was  a  brilliant  young  lawyer, 
who  easily  took  the  lead  in  his  profession,  but  consumption 
claimed  him  as  a  victim.  He  died  before  he  was  thirty. 

9  John  B.  Cobb  married  first  Mary  Lamar,  and  married  sec¬ 

ond  Alice  Cutler.  They  left  issue,  one  of  whom,  a  daugh¬ 
ter,  married  Wm.  B.  Lowe,  Jr.,  of  Atlanta. 

8  Thos.  R.  R.  Cobb  also  belongs  to  history.  He  was  never  in 
political  life.  He  was  strictly  a  lawyer  and  wedded  to  his 
profession.  When  the  war  between  the  states  broke  out, 
however,  he  went  to  the  front  and  followed  the  fortunes  of 
war,  as  brigadier-general,  and  was  killed  at  the  battle  of 
Fredericksburg,  December  12,  1862.  He  left  several  daugh- 

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ters,  no  sons.  They  married  respectively,  Harry  Jackson, 
son  of  General  Henry  R.  Jackson,  an  Athens  gentleman  by 
the  name  of  Hull,  and  Hoke  Smith,  who  was  secretary  of 
the  interior  in  Cleveland’s  second  administration. 

10  Dr.  Marion  Hull,  a  distinguished  physician  of  Atlanta,  is 
a  grandson  of  General  Thomas  R.  R.  Cobb. 

8  Mildred  Lewis  Cobb,  daughter  of  John  Addison  Cobb,  who 

married  Colonel  Lucien  Glenn,  died  in  1900,  at  an  advanced 
age.  Colonel  Glenn  was  a  distinguished  lawyer.  They  left 
issue: 

9  Sallie  Glenn,  who  married  a  Mr.  McBride,  had  two  sons, 

Glenn  and  William,  and  three  daughters.  The  older,  Sallie, 
married  Geo.  W.  Adair;  the  two  younger  not  married. 

9  Howell  Glenn,  son  of  Colonel  Lucien  Glenn,  was  a  lawyer  by 
profession,  and  at  one  time  was  city  recorder.  He  went  to 
New  York  City  and  died. 

9  Colonel  John  Thomas  Glenn,  a  distinguished  lawyer  of  At¬ 
lanta,  who  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor,  is 
a  son  of  Lucien  and  Mildred  (Cobb)  Glenn.  He  died  very 
suddenly  while  yet  in  the  prime  of  life,  about  1900.  He 
had  been  mayor  of  the  city  and  solicitor  general  of  the 
judicial  circuit.  He  married  Miss  Garrard  of  Columbus, 
Georgia.  They  left  issue,  one  son  and  two  daughters.  The 
family  reside  for  the  present  in  the  city  of  New  York, 
where  their  daughter,  Miss  Isa,  has  for  some  time  been  a 
leader  in  society.  I  see  from  a  letter  from  her  that  she 
signs  herself  “Isa  Urquhart  Glenn,  president  general  of 
the  Order  of  the  Crown,”  etc.,  from  which  it  seems  that  she 
is  at  the  head  of  that  branch  of  “Colonial  Dames”  who 
claim  “Royal  Descent,”  certainly  the  most  exclusive,  if  not 
the  most  worthy  or  meritorious,  of  any  of  the  historical  so¬ 
cieties. 

8  Mary  Willis  Cobb,  daughter  of  John  Addison  Cobb,  married 

first  -  Erwin,  and  second  Dr.  J.  M.  Johnson.  Issue 

by  first  marriage:  Howell  Cobb  Erwin,  an  attorney  of  At- 

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lanta,  and  Miss  Lucy  Erwin,  who  married  Mr.  Welborn 
Hill  of  Atlanta,  and  by  the  second  marriage,  James  John¬ 
son,  who  had  an  appointment  under  Cleveland's  second  ad¬ 
ministration  in  some  of  the  Indian  agencies  and  remained 
in  the  west;  and  Sarah  Cobb  or  Sallie,  as  she  was  always 
called,  who,  as  a  girl,  was  one  of  the  brightest  of  an  ex¬ 
ceedingly  bright  family.  She  married  first  Dr.  Hagan  of 
Richmond,  Virginia,  by  whom  she  had  two  children,  Hugh 
Hagan  and  Willis  Cobb  Hagan;  and  she  married  second  a 
lawyer  of  Roanoke,  Virginia,  by  the  name  of  Cocke,  a 
member  of  a  distinguished  Virginia  family  of  that  name, 
and  a  descendant  of  General  Phillip  St.  George  Cocke. 

8  Sarah  Martha  Cobb,  daughter  of  John  Addison  Cobb,  and 

granddaughter  of  John  Cobbs  and  Mildred  Lewis,  married 
Major  John  C.  Whitner,  of  a  South  Carolina  family,  but 
who  have  long  resided  in  Atlanta,  where  Major  Whitner 
and  his  sons  have  long  conducted  a  successful  fire  insur¬ 
ance  business.  They  are  both  living  at  an  advanced  age, 
and  have  issue  as  follows:  John  A.  Whitner,  Thomas  Cobb 
Whitner,  Charles  F.  Whitner,  Eliza  S.  Whitner — unmar¬ 
ried,  Sarah  Whitner,  Mary  A.  Whitner,  Mattie  Mildred 
Whitner. 

9  John  A.  Whitner  married  Lidie  Farrow  of  Atlanta.  They 

have  eight  children:  John  A.  Whitner,  Jr.,  Henry  F. 
Whitner,  Caspar  S.  Whitner,  John  C.  Whitner,  Lidie  F. 
Whitner,  Cornelia  S.  Whitner,  Martha  Cobb  Whitner,  Jo¬ 
seph  Whitner. 

9  Thomas  Cobb  Whitner  married  Miss  Emily  L.  Tichenor,  of 
Atlanta,  and  have  two  children:  Thomas  C.  Whitner,  Jr., 
James  T.  Whitner. 

9  Charles  F.  Whitner  married  Miss  Margaret  Badger,  who  is 
a  member  of  the  distinguished  Badger  family  of  North 
Carolina.  Her  immediate  family,  however,  reside  in  At¬ 
lanta.  They  have  two  children:  Charles  F.  Whitner,  Jr., 
John  S.  Whitner.  Mr.  Charles  Whitner  is  the  genealogist 
of  his  family  and  is  very  much  interested  in  Lewis  history. 

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9  Sarah  R.  Whitner  married  Warren  Howard  and  had  two 
children:  Martha  Cobb  Howard,  Whitner  Howard. 

9  Mary  A.  Whitner  married  B.  C.  Milner  and  had  four  chil¬ 
dren:  Charles  W.  Milner,  B.  C.  Milner,  Jean  S.  Milner, 
John  Cobb  Milner. 

9  Martha  Mildred  Whitner  married  Willis  J.  Milner  and  had 
six  children:  Willis  J.  Milner,  Jr.,  B.  C.  Milner,  Spann 
Whitner  Milner,  Mildred  Milner,  and  two  children  died  in 
infancy. 

5  ROBERT  LEWIS. 

5  Robert  Lewis,  youngest  son  of  “Charles  of  Byrd,”  born  May 

29,  1739,  married  February  26,  1760,  Jane  Woodson, 
daughter  of  Tucker  Woodson.  Appointed  Colonel  of  Gooch¬ 
land  county  militia  in  1779,  died  January  10,  1803;  he  had 
issue  as  follows:  Howell  Lewis,  born  November  18,  1760; 
Charles  Lewis,  born  June  25,  1765;  Robert  Lewis,  born 
March  26,  1763;  James  Lewis,  born  June  6,  1768;  John 
Woodson  Lewis,  born  May  21,  1770;  Sarah  Lewis,  born 
June  8,  1772;  Mary  Howell  Lewis,  born  December  25, 
1774;  Elizabeth  Lewis,  born  August  14,  1779;  Warner 
Lewis,  born  May  2,  1777,  died  October  6,  1820;  married 
June  11,  1798,  Sarah  Pleasant  Woodson;  daughter,  name 
unknown,  born  July  24,  1784,  Fielding  Lewis,  born  October 
20,  1782. 

6  Warner  Lewis,  son  of  Robert  Lewis  above,  born  May  2,  1777, 

married  June  11,  1798,  Sarah  Pleasants  Woodson;  emi¬ 
grated  to  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri;  issue:  Robert  Lewis, 
born  May  9,  1799;  Charles  Lewis,  born  February  4,  1801; 
Samuel  Lewis,  born  February  23,  1803,  married  Miss  Bates 
of  Iowa;  Warner  Lewis,  born  November  28,  1804,  settled 
in  Dubuque;  Sarah  P.  Lewis,  born  August  8,  1806;  Robert 
Lewis,  born  March  8,  1808,  died  July  8,  1875,  married 
December  21,  1829,  Lucy  Bacon  of  St.  Louis,  born  Sep¬ 
tember  3,  1814;  moved  to  Cass  county,  Missouri,  in  1855, 
where  he  lived  until  the  civil  war;  his  family  moved  to 
Henry  county,  Missouri,  in  1862,  where  she  died  August  13, 
1903;  James  Howell  Lewis,  born  November  18,  1809;  Jane 

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Lewis,  born  November  20,  1811,  married  first  Ferguson, 
married  second  Colonel  Wm.  Talbot  of  Loutre  Island,  Mis¬ 
souri;  John  Lewis,  born  July  4,  1813;  Ann  Lewis,  born 
May  11,  1818;  Elizabeth  Lewis,  born  July  1,  1814,  married 
Captain  Robert  Freeland;  Wm.  Price  Lewis,  born  June  4, 
1816;  John  Pleasants  Woodson  Lewis,  born  August  27, 
1819. 

7  Robert  Lewis,  son  of  Warner  Lewis,  and  grandson  of  Robert 

Lewis  and  Jane  Woodson,  born  March  8,  1808,  married 
December  21,  1829,  Lucy  B.  Bacon,  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri, 
and  had  issue: 

8  1  Elvira  Ferguson  Lewis,  married  first  James  Orr,  Feb¬ 
ruary  3,  1852,  married  second  Jeptha  D.  Elliston,  No¬ 
vember  5,  1863. 

8  2Warner  Lewis,  Colonel  C.  S.  A.,  commanded  regiment 
in  the  Transmississippi  department,  married  first  Sarah 
M.  Griffith  of  Cass  county,  Missouri,  married  second 
Mary  (Morrison)  Glenn,  resides  in  Montgomery 
county,  Missouri. 

8  3 Ann  Lewis  died  young. 

8  4James  Lewis  died  young. 

8  5Anne  E.  Freeland  Lewis  married  Dr.  John  H.  Britts, 
Clinton,  Missouri,  November  1,  1865. 

8  GGarland  Bacon  Lewis,  soldier  C.  S.  A.,  killed  at  siege 
of  Vicksburg. 

8  TSarah  L.  Lewis  married  Dr.  T.  T.  Thornton,  of  Hart¬ 
well,  Missouri. 

8  8Luey  B.  Lewis  married  Robert  W.  Covington  of  Gar¬ 
land,  Missouri. 

8  9 Robert  Lewis  died  young. 

8  10 Louisa  Lewis  married  Wm.  Covington. 

8  1  Samuel  Woodson  Lewis  married  Sterling  Price  Cov¬ 
ington. 

8  Warner  Lewis,  Colonel  C.  S.  A.,  great-grandson  of  Robert 

Lewis  and  Jane  Woodson,  January  5,  1834,  married  first 
Sarah  M.  Griffith,  June  21,  1855;  married  second,  June  27, 
1882,  Mary  (Morrison)  Glenn,  had  issue  as  follows: 

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9  1  Robert  Edgar  Lewis,  born  April  3,  1857,  married  Ella 
C.  Avery  of  Clinton,  Missouri,  daughter  of  James  and 
Sallie  (Woolfolk)  Avery  of  Henry  county,  Missouri. 
He  is  now  judge  at  Colorado  Springs,  Colorado. 

8  1  Samuel  Woodson  Lewis,  great-great-grandson  of  Robert 
Lewis  and  Jane  Woodson,  married  Sterling  Price  Cov¬ 
ington.  Issue:  Annie  and  Kate  Lewis.  No  record. 

8  Elvira  Ferguson  Lewis,  daughter  of  Robt.  Lewis  and  his  wife 

Lucy  Bacon,  Warner,  Robert  and  Jane  Woodson,  “Charles 
of  Byrd,”  married  Jeptha  D.  Elliston  and  had  one  son, 
James  Lee  Elliston. 

9  Robert  Edgar  Lewis,  son  of  Warner  Lewis  and  Mary  Glenn, 

Robt.  Lewis  and  Lucy  Bacon,  Warner  Lewis  and  Sarah 
Pleasants,  Robt.  and  Jane  Woodson,  married  Sallie  Wool- 
folk  Avery.  Issue:  Mason  A.  Lewis,  and  daughter,  name 
unknown. 

9  Annie  Lewis  and  Kate  Lewis,  daughters  of  Samuel  Woodson 
Lewis  and  Sterling  Price;  descent  same  as  Robert  Edgar 
Lewis. 


JOHN  LEWIS  OF  WARNER  HALL. 

4  John  Lewis  of  Warner  Hall,  the  third  of  the  name  in 
regular  succession,  was  the  oldest  son  of  Councilor  John  Lewis 
and  Elizabeth  Warner,  born  1692,  baptized  same  year;  mar¬ 
ried  Frances  Fielding,  and  as  the  oldest  son  inherited  Warner 
Hall  and  the  historic  Bell  farm,  both  entailed  estates.  There 
is  no  record  evidence  in  regard  to  this  John  Lewis,  except 
church  registries  and  such  inferential  proof  as  has  been  gath¬ 
ered  from  the  records  of  other  members  of  the  Lewis  family. 
He  remained  in  Gloucester,  the  records  of  which  county  having 
been  almost  totally  destroyed,  not  even  his  will  could  be  obtained. 
It  is  known  from  church  records  that  he  married  Frances  Field¬ 
ing  and  that  they  left  five  children : 

5  1  Warner,  the  oldest,  bom  1720. 

5  2A  second  child,  next  to  the  oldest,  whose  name  could  not  be 

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made  out  because  of  the  frayed  condition  of  the  page. 

5  3  Fielding  Lewis,  born  1725. 

5  4 Charles,  born  about  1727. 

5  5 John,  born  about  1729,  who  has  been  completely  lost  sight  of. 

5  Warner  Lewis  married  the  widow  of  Wm.  Gooch,  who  was 

Eleanor  Bowles  before  she  was  married,  daughter  of  James 
Bowles  of  Maryland;  her  first  husband  was  a  son  of  Sir 
William  Gooch,  governor  of  Virginia.  They  had  issue  as 
follows : 

6  1  Warner  Lewis  married  first  Mary  Chiswell,  married 
second  Mary  Fleming,  said  to  have  been  a  descendant 
of  Pocahontas. 

6  2Fielding  Lewis  of  Weyanoke,  married  Agnes,  daughter 
of  William  Harwood. 

6  3  James  Lewis  married  Miss  Thornton. 

6  4  John  Lewis,  no  record. 

6  5Addison  Lewis  married  Susan  Fleming,  sister  to  Mary. 
6  6Thomas  Lewis  married  Nancy  Harwood,  sister  to  Agnes. 

6  7  Rebecca  Lewis  married  Dr.  Robert  Innis. 

6  Warner  Lewis,  son  of  Warner,  and  grandson  of  John  Lewis 

and  Frances  Fielding,  married  first  Mary  Chiswell,  married 
second  Mary  Fleming,  issue  as  follows: 

7  1  Warner  Lewis  married  Courtney  Norton,  daughter  of 

J.  H.  and  Ann  Norton. 

7  2John  Lewis  married  Ann  C.  Griffin. 

7  3  Elizabeth  Lewis,  never  married. 

7  4Eleanor  Lewis  married  first  John  Fox,  married  second 
Augustus  Oliver. 

7  5  Caroline  Lewis  married  Charles  Barnett  or  Barrett. 

7  6Julia  Lewis  married  Thos.  Throckmorton  of  Williams¬ 
burg,  Virginia. 

7  7John  Lewis  married  his  cousin,  Eleanor  Lewis. 

7  8Phillip  Warner  Lewis,  never  married. 

6  Fielding  Lewis  of  Weyanoke,  son  of  Warner,  and  grandson 
of  John  Lewis  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Agnes  Har¬ 
wood.  Issue: 


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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


7  1  Nancy  Lewis. 

7  2 Fanny  F.  Lewis  married  Archibald  Taylor. 

7  3Margaret  Lewis,  born  1792,  at  Wvanoke,  Charles  City 
county,  Virginia,  died  at  Oakhill,  Fauquier  county, 
February  2,  1829;  married  October  19,  1809,  Thos. 
Marshall,  son  of  Chief  Justice  Marshall,  born  in  Rich¬ 
mond,  Virginia,  July  21,  1784,  died  in  Baltimore,  June 
29,  1835. 

7  4 Eleanor  W.  Lewis,  married  Robert  Douthat. 

6  James  Lewis,  son  of  Warner,  and  grandson  of  John  and 
Frances  Fielding,  married  Miss  Thornton  and  had  issue: 
Elleanor  Lewis  and  Sally  Lewis  who  married  Dr.  Griffin. 

6  Addison  Lewis,  son  of  Warner,  and  grandson  of  John  Lewis 

and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Susan  Fleming  and  had 
issue:  Susan  Lewis,  born  1782,  died  November  12,  1865, 
married  William  Byrd,  son  of  Colonel  Win.  Byrd. 

7  Warner  Lewis,  son  of  Warner  Lewis,  grandson  of  John  and 

Frances  Fielding  Lewis,  married  Courtney  Norton  and  had 
issue: 

8  xMary  C.  Lewis,  married  John  Peyton,  son  of  Sir  John 

Peyton. 

8  2Elizabeth  Lewis,  married  Mathew  Brook,  M.  D. 

7  Eleanor  Lewis  married  first  John  Fox,  married  second  - 

Oliver.  Issue: 

8  1John  W.  Fox  married  Mary  F.  Ball,  died  in  Gloucester 
county,  Virginia. 

8  2Eliza  Lewis  Fox  married  Dr.  Geo.  D.  Baylor,  New 
Market,  Caroline  county,  Virginia. 

8  3 Warner  Lewis  Oliver. 

8  4 Margaret  P.  Oliver. 

8  5 Mary  A.  Oliver  married  John  Fox  Whiting. 

7  Fanny  F.  Lewis,  daughter  of  Fielding  Lewis  of  Wyanoke, 
Warner,  John  Lewis  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Archi¬ 
bald  Taylor.  Issue: 

8  1  Colonel  F.  L.  Taylor  married  E.  L.  Fauntleroy. 

8  2Dr.  Archibald  Taylor  married  Martha  Fauntleroy. 

8  3  Robert  Taylor. 

8  4  Thomas  Taylor. 

8 


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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


7  Margaret  Lewis,  born  1792,  at  Weyanoke,  daughter  of  Field¬ 
ing  Lewis  of  Weyanoke,  Warner,  John  and  Frances  Field¬ 
ing,  married  October  19,  1809,  Thomas  Marshall  and  had 
issue: 

8  1John  Marshall,  born  1811,  died  1854,  married  1837, 
Annie  E.  Blackwell. 

8  2 Agnes  H.  Marshall  married  General  Alexander  Tali- 
ferro. 

8  3  Mary  Marshall  married  William  B.  Archer. 

8  4Fielding  L.  Marshall  married  first  Rebecca  F.  Coke, 
second  Mary  V.  Thomas. 

8  5 Annie  L.  Marshall  married  James  F.  Jones. 

8  6 Margaret  L.  Marshall  married  John  Thomas  Smith. 

8  7Colonel  Thomas  Marshall  married  Maria  Barton. 

7  Eleanor  W.  Lewis,  daughter  of  Fielding  Lewis  of  Wyanoke, 
Warner,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Robert 
Douthat.  Issue: 

8  1  Robert  Douthat  married  Mary  A.  Marshall. 

8  2Jane  Douthat  married  Dr.  Wm.  A.  Selden. 

8  3Agnes  Douthat  married  Robert  Lewis  McGuire. 

8  4Fielding  L.  Douthat  married  Mary  Willis  Marshall. 

7  Sallie  Lewis,  daughter  of  James  Lewis  and  Miss  Thornton, 
Warner,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Dr.  Griffin. 
Issue:  James  Griffin,  Cyrus  Griffin,  Louisa  Griffin  married 
Dr.  Wright. 

7  Susan  Lewis,  daughter  of  Addison  Lewis,  Warner,  John  and 

Frances  Fielding,  married  William  Byrd,  son  of  Colonel 
William  Byrd.  Issue  as  follows: 

8  1  Addison  Byrd  married  Sue  Coke. 

8  2Marv  W.  Byrd  married  Richard  C.  Coke. 

8  3Jane  O.  Byrd  married  G.  W.  McCandish. 

8  4Samuel  P.  Byrd  married  first  Catherine  C.  Corbin,  mar¬ 
ried  second  Mary  L.  Brooke. 

8  Mary  C.  Lewis,  daughter  of  Warner  Lewis  and  Courtney 

Norton,  Warner,  Warner,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  mar¬ 
ried  John  Peyton.  Issue:  Rebecca  C.  Peyton,  married 

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Edward  C.  Marshall,  son  of  Chief  Justice  Marshall,  died 
in  Fauquier  county,  Virginia,  February  8,  1882. 

8  Elizabeth  Lewis,  daughter  of  Warner,  Warner,  Warner,  John 
and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Mathew  Brooke,  M.  D. 
Issue : 

9  1  Elizabeth  Brooke,  born  October,  1813,  married  May  16, 
1834,  H.  M.  Marshall. 

9  2Courtney  W.  Brooke  married  Robert  Selden. 

9  3Mary  L.  Brooke  married  Dr.  S.  P.  Byrd. 

9  4John  L.  Brooke  married  Maria  Louisa  Ashby,  born 
1828,  died  1882. 

8  John  Marshall,  son  of  Margaret  Lewis  of  Weyanoke,  and 
Thomas  Marshall,  Fielding  Lewis  of  Weyanoke,  Warner, 
John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Annie  E.  Blackwell. 
Issue : 

9  4Anna  G.  Marshall  married  Richard  Byrd. 

9  2 Fanny  L.  Marshall,  born  1847,  died  I860. 

9  3 John  Marshall,  born  1852. 

9  4William  C.  Marshall  married  S.  R.  Taylor. 

8  Agnes  Marshall,  daughter  of  Margaret  Lewis,  Fielding  of 
Wyanoke,  Warner,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married 
General  Alexander  G.  Taliaferro.  Issue: 

9  Alary  J.  Taliaferro  married  Dr.  Charles  W.  Chancelor. 
9  2 Leah  S.  Taliaferro. 

9  3Agnes  M.  Taliaferro  married  R.  W.  Maupin. 

9  4Margaret  L.  Taliaferro  married  1870,  Chapman 
Maupin. 

9  5Eleanor  W.  Taliaferro  married  1871,  George  Nelson. 

9  6William  A.  Taliaferro  married  Charlotte  Franklin. 

8  Mary  Marshall,  daughter  of  Margaret  Lewis,  Fielding  of 
Weyenoke,  Warner,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married 
Wm.  B.  Archer  and  had  issue  as  follows:  Wm.  S.  Archer 
and  Lizzie  Archer. 

8  Fielding  L.  Marshall,  son  of  Margaret  Lewis,  Fielding  of 
Weyenoke,  Warner,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married 
first  Rebecca  Coke,  married  second  Mary  Thomas.  Issue: 

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9  1  Margaret  L.  Marshall  married  C.  B.  Hite. 

9  "Richard  Marshall  married  Catherine  Willson. 

9  3  Mary  W.  Marshall  married  J.  R.  Yates. 

9  4Susan  L.  Marshall  married  B.  E.  Armistead. 

9  °Fielding  L.  Marshall  married  Caroline  B.  Gwatkin. 

9  6 Rebecca  married  C.  R.  Nash. 

9  7 Agnes  H.  Marshall  married  W.  P.  Helm. 

9  8Thomas  Marshall  married  Maud  G.  Barhydt. 

S  Annie  L.  Marshall,  daughter  of  Margaret  Lewis,  Fielding 
of  Weyenoke,  Warner,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married 
James  F.  Jones.  Issue: 

9  1Cary  R.  Jones  married  Charles  S.  Marshall. 

9  2Thomas  M.  Jones  married  Bessie  W.  Payne. 

9  3  Fannie  B.  Jones  married  Hugh  Mclllhany. 

9  4William  S.  Jones  married  Kate  U.  Smoot. 

9  5James  S.  Jones  married  Jane  S.  McGuire. 

9  6Fielding  L.  Jones  married  Nellie  C.  Stanty. 

9  7Agnes  H.  Jones  married  Dr.  W.  W.  Butler. 

8  Colonel  Thomas  Marshall,  son  of  Margaret  Lewis,  Fielding 
of  Weyanoke,  Warner,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  mar¬ 
ried  Maria  Barton.  Issue: 

9  1  David  B.  Marshall  married  Miss  Roberts. 

9  2Margaret  L.  Marshall  married  A.  A.  Duer. 

9  3  Thomas  Marshall. 

9  4Fanny  J.  Marshall  married  Rev.  C.  J.  Holt. 

9  5Fielding  L.  Marshall  married  Sue  L.  Waller. 

8  Robert  Douthat,  son  of  Eleanor  Lewis  and  Robert  Douthat, 
Fielding  Lewis  of  Weyanoke,  Warner,  John  and  Frances 
Fielding,  married  Mary  A.  Marshall.  Issue: 

9  1  Lizzie  Douthat,  born  1842,  died  1880,  Eleanor,  born 
1844. 

9  2Agnes  A.  Douthat  married  Colonel  R.  M.  Stribling. 

9  3Jacq.  M.  Douthat  married  Caroline  Harrison. 

9  4  Mary  Douthat,  no  record. 

8  Louisa  Griffin,  daughter  of  Sallie  Lewis  and  Dr.  Griffin, 
James  Lewis,  Warner,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  mar- 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


ried  Dr.  Wright  and  had  one  daughter,  “Sallie,”  who  mar¬ 
ried  Captain  Ball. 

(Warner  Lewis  line  has  not  been  traced  any  farther  than  the 
ninth  generation.) 

FIELDING  LEWIS. 

5  Fielding  Lewis,  second  son  of  John  Lewis  and  Frances  Field¬ 

ing,  born  1725,  married  first,  1716,  Catherine,  daughter  of 
John  Washington  and  Catherine  Whiting  and  first  cousin  of 
General  George  Washington,  and  married  second,  1750,  Bet- 
tie  Washington,  only  sister  of  General  George  Washington. 
He  was  not  in  field  service  during  the  Revolutionary  War, 
being  over  the  military  age,  but  was  engaged  during  the 
struggle  in  manufacturing  arms  for  the  patriot  army.  His 
home  was  “Kenmore,”  Fredericksburg,  Virginia. 

6  John  Lewis,  born  June  22,  1747,  was  the  only  surviving  child 

of  Kate  Washington  and  Fielding  Lewis.  The  other  two 
children  died  in  infancy.  The  first  wife  of  John  Lewis  was 
Lucy  Thornton,  daughter  of  Col.  John  Thornton  and  a 
granddaughter  of  his  grand-aunt,  Mildred  (Washington) 
Gregory.  By  the  first  marriage  of  John  Lewis  with  Lucy 
Thornton,  he  had  only  one  child.  Mildred,  at  whose  birth 
the  mother  died. 

7  Mildred  Lewis,  daughter  of  John  Lewis  and  Lucy  Thornton, 

married  Col.  Wm.  Minor  and  left  three  children:  Warner 
Minor,  Lucy  Minor,  and  Elizabeth  Minor. 

8  Warner  Minor,  son  of  Col.  Wm.  Minor  and  Mildred  Lewis, 

married  Maria  Timberlake  and  had  three  children:  Lewis 
Minor,  Virginia  Minor,  and  Mary  Minor. 

9  Virginia  Minor,  daughter  of  Warner  and  Maria  Timberlake 

Minor  was  an  advocate  of  Woman’s  Rights.  She  married 
her  cousin,  Dabney  Minor,  and  died  without  issue. 

9  Lewis  Minor  married  and  left  children  in  Texas. 

10  Mary  Minor,  daughter  of  Warner  and  Maria  Timberlake 

Minor,  married  a  Mr.  Swan  of  Georgia. 

8  Lucy  Minor,  second  child  and  oldest  daughter  of  Col.  Wm. 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


Minor  and  Mildred  Lewis,  married  James  Byars  and  had 
four  children:  William,  James,  Elizabeth  Minor  and  War¬ 
ner. 

9  James  Byars,  son  of  James  Byars  and  Lucy  Minor  married 
Mary  Vincent,  and  their  son  James  Vincent  Byars  is  a  suc¬ 
cessful  journalist,  was  for  some  time  on  the  editorial  staff 
of  the  New  York  World. 

S  Elizabeth,  youngest  daughter  of  Col,  William  Minor  and  Mil¬ 
dred  Lewis,  married  Col.  Wm.  Campbell  and  left  children. 
The  second  wife  of  John  Lewis  was  Elizabeth  Thornton, 
daughter  of  Col.  Thomas  Thornton,  and  double  first  cousin 
of  his  first  wife.  She  left  no  children. 

The  third  wife  of  John  Lewis  was  Elizabeth  Jones,  daugh¬ 
ter  of  Gabriel  Jones,  one  of  the  most  distinguished  lawyers 
of  Virginia,  and  known  as  the  “Valley  Lawyer.”  By  this 
marriage  he  had  three  sons;  Warner,  Fielding,  and  Gabriel, 
the  two  first  died  young. 

7  Gabriel  Lewis,  born  September  16,  1775,  son  of  John  Lewis 
and  Elizabeth  Jones,  married,  November  24,  1807,  Mary 
Bibb  and  had  four  children:  John  Lewis,  Fielding  Lewis, 
Mary  Lewis,  and  Elizabeth  Lewis.  John  married  Mary  Mar¬ 
tin  and  left  children;  Fielding  and  Mary  left  no  issue;  Eliz¬ 
abeth,  born  November  11,  1813,  married  September  29, 
1831,  Col.  Samuel  McDowell  Starling  and  left  several  chil¬ 
dren,  but  only  one  left  issue. 

9  Mary  Starling,  daughter  of  Col.  Samuel  McDowell  Starling, 
married  W.  R.  Payne,  and  after  her  marriage  was  known  as 
“Mrs.  Mary  Starling  Payne,”  and  was  emphatically  one  of 
the  most  thorough  genealogists  of  her  time.  She  died  very 
suddenly  about  1896.  She  left  no  issue. 

9  -  Starling,  son  of  Col.  Samuel  McDowell  Starling, 

married  Nannie  Killebrew  and  left  five  children:  Nannie, 
Lizzie,  Kate,  Lewis,  and  Ellis,  all  unmarried  except  Kate. 
Kate  Starling  married  Mr.  Harvie  Brithell  and  has  one  little 
boy,  Harvey  Brithell,  Jr. 

The  fourth  wife  of  John  Lewis  was  Mary  Ann  Armistead, 

nee  Foutaine,  widow  of  Boyles  Armistead,  and  his  fifth  wife 

was  Mildred  Carter,  daughter  of  Landon  Carter,  and  widow  of 

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Robert  Mercer,  who  was  a  son  of  General  Hugh  Mercer.  Her 
mother  was  granddaughter  of  Mrs.  Roger  Gregory,  and  also  of 
Col.  Henry  Willis.  John  Lewis  died  November  23,  1825. 

5  Col.  Fielding  Lewis,  by  his  second  marriage  with  Bettie  Wash¬ 

ington,  daughter  of  Augustine  Washington  and  only  own 
sister  of  General  George  Washington,  had  issue  as  follows: 
Fielding  Lewis,  Jr.,  born  February  14,  1751;  Augustine, 
born  January  22,  1752;  Warner,  born  June  24,  1755; 
George  W.  Lewis,  born  March  14,  1757;  Mary,  died  in  in¬ 
fancy;  Charles,  born  October  3,  1760;  Samuel,  born  May  14, 
1763;  Bettie,  born  February  23,  1765;  Lawrence  Lewis, 
born  April  4,  1767;  Robert,  born  June  25,  1769;  Howell, 
born  December  12,  1771. 

6  Fielding  Lewis,  Jr.,  married  Ann  Alexander  of  Fairfax  county, 

Virginia,  where  he  died  July  5,  1803.  They  had  issue: 

7  1  Charles  Lewis,  born  in  Fairfax  county,  Virginia,  Novem¬ 
ber  15,  1775;  was  appointed  lieutenant  in  the  army  by 
his  granduncle,  General  Washington;  also  served  in  the 
War  of  1812;  married  Ann  Davison,  died  August  9, 
1829. 

7  2John  Augustine  Lewis,  married  Rebecca  Ann  Latimer. 
7  3  George  Lewis. 

7  4Catherine  Lewis  married  Henry  Chew  Dade. 

7  5A  daughter  said  to  have  married  Spotswood. 

6  Capt.  George  Lewis,  son  of  Fielding  Lewis  and  Bettie  Wash¬ 
ington,  married  Kate  Dangerfield  and  had  issue:  Danger- 
field  Lewis,  Samuel  Lewis,  Mary  Lewis  married  Byrd  Wil¬ 
lis. 

6  Bettie  Lewis,  daughter  of  Col.  Fielding  Lewis  and  Bettie 
Washington,  married  Charles  Carter  of  Culpepper  county, 
Virginia,  and  had  issue: 

7  1  Maria  Carter  married  Prof.  George  Tucker. 

7  2Sarah  Carter  married  Sir  John  Peyton. 

7  3Eleanor  Carter  married  Henry  Brown. 

7  4Farlev  Carter  married  Eliza  A.  Conn  of  Kentucky. 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


7  5  Otway  Ann  Carter  married  Dr.  Owens  of  Lynchburg, 
Virginia. 

7  6Fielding  Carter  married  Miss  Smith  of  Arkansas. 

7  7George  Washington  Carter  married  Mary  Wormley. 

6  Lawrence  Lewis,  said  to  have  been  the  favorite  nephew  of 
General  Washington,  because  he  was  more  intimately  asso¬ 
ciated  with  him,  born  April  4,1767,  was  aid  to  General  Mor¬ 
gan  1794,  married  February  22,  1799,  Eleanor  Park  Custis, 
granddaughter  of  Mrs.  Martha  (Dandridge)  Custis,  who 
afterwards  became  Mrs.  Martha  Washington.  Lawrence 
Lewis  and  Eleanor  Park  Custis  had  issue: 

7  1  Eleanor  Parke  Lewis,  born  December  1,  1799;  married 
Col.  E.  G.  Butler. 

7  2Angela  Lewis,  born  1801;  married  Charles  M.  Conrad 
of  New  Orleans. 

7  3Lorenzo  Lewis,  born  November,  1803,  died  August,  1847; 
married  1826,  Esther  Maria  Coxe,  daughter  of  John  R. 
Coxe  of  Philadelphia. 

6  Robert  Lewis,  son  of  Fielding  Lewis  and  Bettie  Washington, 
at  one  time  private  secretary  for  his  uncle  General  Wash¬ 
ing,  born  January  25,  1769,  married  Judith  Brown,  daugh¬ 
ter  of  Wm.  Barnett  Brown  and  Judith  Carter,  had  issue: 

7  1  Bettie  Lewis  married  George  W.  Bassett  of  Hanover 
county,  Virginia. 

7  2Judith  Lewis  married  Rev.  John  McGuire. 

6  Howell  Lewis,  born  December  12,  1771,  married  Ellen  Hack¬ 
ney  Pollard  of  Culpepper  county,  Virginia,  moved  to  Kan¬ 
awha,  West  Virginia,  where  he  died  December  26,  1822. 
They  had  issue:  Bettie  Washington  Lewis;  Robert  Pollard 
Lewis;  George  Richard  Lewis;  Ellen  Joel  Lewis;  Frances 
Fielding  Lewis;  Virginia  Lewis;  Howell  Lewis  married  Em¬ 
ily  G.  Burch  and  moved  to  Henry  county,  Missouri,  about 
1836,  where  he  died  April  11,  1883,  at  Lewis  station,  named 
for  him;  Mary  Ball  Lewis;  John  Edward  Lewis;  Lawrence 
Lewis ;  Henry  Dangerfield  Lewis. 

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7  Dangerfield  Lewis,  son  of  Capt.  George  Lewis,  Fielding,  John 
and  Frances  Fielding,  married  unknown,  has  issue:  Lucy 
Lewis,  married  Michael  Wallace,  son  of  Gustavus  Brown 
Wallace  and  Frances  Lurtv. 

7  Samuel  Lewis,  son  of  Capt.  George  Lewis,  Fielding,  John  and 
Frances  Fielding,  married  unknown  and  had  issue:  Allo- 
way  Lewis  married  John  Putnam;  Henry  Howell  Lewis,  late 
of  Baltimore;  Mary  Lewis  of  Morgansfield,  Kentucky,  mar¬ 
ried  John  Casey;  George  Lewis;  Thomas  Lewis;  John 
Lewis. 

7  Mary  Lewis,  daughter  of  Capt.  George  Lewis,  Fielding,  John 
and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Byrd  Willis  and  had  issue: 
Fannie  Willis,  born  1805;  died  1867-  Lived  in  Florida, 
married  Achille  Murat,  son  of  Caroline  Bonaparte  and  re¬ 
ceived  a  pension  from  the  Emperor  Napoleon  III. 

7  Maria  Carter,  daughter  of  Bettie  Lewis,  Fielding,  John  and 
Frances  Fielding,  married  Prof.  George  Tucker  and  had 
issue:  George  Tucker;  Lelia  Tucker;  Maria  Tucker  mar¬ 
ried  George  Rives;  Eliza  Tucker  married  Gesner  Harrison 
of  the  University  of  Virginia. 

7  Farley  Carter,  son  of  Bettie  Lewis,  Fielding,  John  and  Fran¬ 
ces  Fielding,  married  Eliza  A.  Conn  of  Kentucky  and  had 
issue: 

8  1  Eleanor  C.  Carter  married  William  C.  Child. 

8  2 Rose  C.  Carter  married  Edward  Baughman. 

8  3 Mary  Carter  married  Dr.  A.  L.  Robinson. 

8  4William  Farley  Carter,  marriage  not  known,  banker, 
Clinton,  Missouri. 

8  5 Phillip  B.  Carter. 

8  6Charles  Carter. 

7  George  Washington  Carter,  son  of  Bettie  Lewis,  Fielding, 
Lewis,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Mary  Wormley 
and  had  issue: 

8  1  Maria  E.  Carter  married  Stephen  Cobb. 

8  2Eleanor  Carter. 

8  3Rosalind  Carter  married  M.  A.  Jenkins  of  Mississippi. 

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8  4Sophia  F.  Carter  married  W.  D.  Postlewaite,  of  Louis¬ 
iana. 

8  5Georgianna  Carter  married  E.  L.  Bower  of  Louisiana. 

8  6Anna  B.  Carter  married  Judge  E.  J.  McGhee  of  Mis¬ 
sissippi. 

8  7 Harriet  Carter,  no  record. 

8  8 Virginia  Carter  married  Judge  D.  O.  Merwin  of  New 
Orleans. 

7  Judith  Lewis,  daughter  of  Robert  Lewis  and  Judith  Brown, 
Fielding,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  and  had  is¬ 
sue  as  follows:  Bettie  Burnett  McGuire,  born  April  £3, 
1827,  died  April  29,  1856,  married  July  29,  1851,  Rev. 
Charles  E.  Ambler,  born  Fanquier  county,  Virginia,  June 
6,  1827,  died  June  21,  1876. 

7  Lorenza  Lewis,  son  of  Lawrence  Lewis,  Fielding,  John  and 
Frances  Fielding,  married  Esther  Maria  Cox.  Issue:  Capt. 
Edmund  Park  Custis  Lewis,  born  Clark  county,  Virginia, 
February  7,  1837,  died  Audley,  Virginia,  September,  1866; 
married  March  23,  1859,  Lucy  Belmain  Ware,  bom  1839- 
He  married  second,  Mary  Picton  (Stevens)  Garnett,  widow 
of  Hon.  Muscoe  Garnett.  Capt.  Lewis  moved  to  Hoboken, 
New  Jersey  and  was  appointed  by  President  Cleveland, 
April  2,  1885,  resident  minister  to  Portugal. 

7  Bettie  Lewis,  daughter  of  Robert  Lewis  and  Judith  Brown, 
Fielding,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  George  W. 
Bassett;  issue. 

8  1  Bettie  Bassett  married  Ronald  Mills. 

8  2George  W.  Bassett. 

8  3Virginia  Bassett  married  J.  H.  Claibourne. 

8  4Ella  Bassett  married  Col.  Lewis  Washington. 

8  5  Fanny  Bassett  married  C.  T.  Mitchell. 

8  6Mary  Bassett  married  Benjamin  Harrison  Bassett. 

8  7Annetta  Bassett  married  Julian  Ingle. 

8  8Robert  Bassett  married  Sallie  Jeffries. 

8  9Wm.  Bassett. 

7  Judith  Lewis,  daughter  of  Robert  Lewis  and  Judith  Brown, 

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Fielding,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Rev.  John 
McGuire.  Issue: 

8  1Rev.  E.  C.  McGuire,  married,  first,  Murphy,  married 
second.  Miss  Fitzhugh. 

8  2Dr.  Robert  McGuire  married  Agnes  Douthat. 

8  3Wm.  McGuire  married  Miss  Alexander. 

8  4Marianna  McGuire  married  H.  A.  Claibourne. 

7  Howell  Lewis,  son  of  Howell,  Fielding,  John  and  Frances 
Fielding,  married  Emily  Bureh,  and  left  issue: 

8  1  George  Lewis. 

8  2Augustus  Dana  Lewis. 

8  3 Mary  Ellen  Lewis  married  Dr.  R.  H.  Hogan. 

8  4Fielding  Lewis  married  Mary  Rains. 

8  5Columbia  Lewis. 

8  6Virginia  Lewis. 

8  7Bettie  Fitzhugh  Lewis  married  -  Finks. 

8  8Wm.  Henry  Lewis  married  Bettie  Dean. 

8  9Emma  Lewis. 

7  Catherine  (Kitty)  Lewis,  daughter  of  Fielding  Lewis,  Jr., 
Fielding,  John,  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Henry  Chew 
Dade,  and  had  issue  as  follows : 

8  1  Elizabeth  married  James  L.  Dabney  and  moved  to 
Texas. 

8  2  Henry  Chew,  also  moved  to  Texas. 

8  3  Robert  Fielding,  died. 

8  4 Francis  Huger  married  Miss  Gray  of  Louisiana  and 
moved  to  Marshall,  Texas. 

8  5Lucinda  Frances  married  Judge  H.  W.  Foote  of  Macon, 
Mississippi,  where  she  died.  They  left  issue,  seven 
children : 

9  4Ann  married  Dr.  Early  C.  Clements  of  Mississippi. 

9  2Catherine  Lewis  married  T.  T.  Patty  of  Mississippi. 

9  3 William  H.  Foote  married  and  resides  in  Louisville,  Ken¬ 
tucky. 

9  4Henry  Dade  Foote  married  Susan  C.  Walker,  of  Columbus, 
Mississippi. 


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9  5Thomas  Dade  Foote  married  Ann  Allen  of  Virginia,  now  of 
Mississippi. 

9  6Huger  Lee  Foote  married  Kate  Shelby  and  resides  in  Missis¬ 
sippi. 

9  7  Emmie  Foote,  daughter  of  Lucinda  Frances  Dade,  Catherine 

Lewis,  Fielding  Lewis,  Jr.,  and  Fielding  and  Bettie  Wash¬ 
ington,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Mr.  H.  M.  Pat¬ 
ty,  formerly  of  Mississippi,  but  more  recently  of  Texas, 
where  he  practiced  his  profession  successfully  for  a  number 
of  years,  but  on  account  of  the  health  of  his  family,  he  lo¬ 
cated  in  Atlanta.  He  is  a  gentleman  of  the  highest  stand¬ 
ing  and  a  lawyer  of  recognized  ability.  They  have  only  one 
child,  a  daughter,  just  entered  into  womanhood. 

7  Charles  Lewis,  son  of  Fielding  Lewis,  Jr.,  Fielding,  John  and 
Frances  Fielding,  married  Ann  Davidson  and  had  issue,  one 
son,  George  Washington  Lewis  of  Louisville,  who  married 
and  had  issue,  John  C.  Lewis,  dry  goods  merchant  of  Louis¬ 
ville,  and  is  reputed  to  be  wealthy.  He  is  vice-president 
general  of  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution. 

7  Dr.  John  Augustine  Lewis,  born  in  Virginia  in  1778,  son  of 
Fielding  Lewis,  Jr.,  and  Ann  Alexander,  married  Rebecca 
Ann  Latimer  of  Virginia.  He  was  an  eminent  surgeon  and 
a  man  of  great  culture  and  ability.  Issue:  Mary  Mildred 
Lewis  married  Hon.  Beader  Proctor  of  Virginia; 
Elizabeth  Ann  Lewis;  Fielding,  Addison,  Alexander,  Wil¬ 
liam  Robert  Lewis. 

10  Children  of  Hon.  Beader  Proctor  and  Mary  M.  Lewis  are: 

Ann  Rebecca  Proctor,  married  Hon.  Lawrence  Battle,  a  cap¬ 
italist  of  Georgia;  Virginia  Elizabeth  Proctor;  Nancy  Alex¬ 
ander  Proctor,  Emily  Mildred  (called  Matilda) ;  George 
Washington  Proctor  and  others. 

11  Children  of  Ann  R.  Proctor  and  Hon.  Lawrence  Battle: 

1  Claude  Pierce  Battle,  deceased;  2Marye  Lulu  Battle  de¬ 
ceased;  3  Minnie  Adelaide  Battle,  the  family  genealogist  of 
Sharon,  Georgia,  who  married  James  Frederick  Allen,  a  dis¬ 
tinguished  and  wealthy  banker  and  financier  of  Warren- 

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ton,  Georgia,  president  of  Georgia  and  South  Carolina 
banks,  president  of  Georgia  Cotton  Mills,  vice-president  of 
Georgia  Bankers  Association;  4Maude  Lillian  Battle,  mar¬ 
ried  Charles  R.  Smith  of  Georgia,  and  have  a  daughter  Ag¬ 
nes  Lillian  Smith  of  Washington,  Georgia;  5Hon.  Beader 
Lawrence  Battle  a  capitalist  and  manufacturer  of  Georgia, 
now  residing  in  Atlanta,  Georgia,  married  Marie  Stella  Al¬ 
len  and  have  two  children,  Beader  Lawrence  Battle,  Jr.,  now 
of  Atlanta,  Georgia,  and  Jacob  Lawrence  Battle;  6 James 
Hartwell  Battle  a  banker  of  Georgia,  married  Bessie  Cason, 
and  have  a  daughter,  Louise  Battle  of  Warrenton,  Georgia. 
8  Lucy  Lewis,  daughter  of  Dangerfield  Lewis,  Capt.  George 
Lewis,  Fielding  and  Bettie  Washington,  John  and  Frances 
Fielding,  married  Michael  Wallace  and  had  issue: 

9  1  Gustavas  Brown  Wallace,  born  “Marmion,”  K.  G.  coun¬ 
ty,  Virginia. 

9  2 Mary  Boyd  Wallace  married  first,  Taylor,  married  sec¬ 
ond  Taliaferro. 

8  Maria  Tucker,  daughter  of  Maria  Carter,  Bettie  Lewis,  Field¬ 
ing  Lewis,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  George 
Rives.  Issue:  Tucker  Rives,  Rosalie  Rives,  Edward  Rives, 
Alexander  Rives. 

8  Eliza  Tucker,  daughter  of  Maria  Carter,  Bettie  Lewis,  Field¬ 
ing  Lewis,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Gesner 
Harrison  and  had  issue  as  follows: 

9  1  Maria  Harrison  married  Rev.  John  A.  Broaddus. 

9  2Mary  Harrison  married  Professor  Frank  Smith. 

9  3George  Harrison  married  Lelia  Belle  Edwards. 

9  4  Peachy  Harrison. 

9  5  Robert  Harrison. 

9  6Rosalie  Harrison  married  Professor  Wm.  M.  Thornton. 
8  Wm.  Farley  Carter,  son  of  Farley  Carter,  Bettie  Lewis,  Field¬ 
ing  Lewis,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  unknown 
and  left  issue:  Wm.  F.  Carter,  Mary  Carter,  Nannie  Car¬ 
ter.  Resides  at  Clinton,  Missouri. 

8  Maria  Carter,  daughter  of  George  Washington  Carter,  Bettie 

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Lewis,  Fielding  Lewis,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  mar¬ 
ried  Stephen  Cobb  and  had  issue:  Ellen  Cobb,  Wm.  Far¬ 
ley  Cobb,  Mary  Cobb,  Henry  Cobb. 

8  Rosalind  Carter,  daughter  of  G.  W.  Carter,  Bettie  Lewis, 
Fielding  Lewis,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  M.  A. 
Jenkins  and  had  issue:  George  Jenkins,  Mary  Jenkins,  Sa¬ 
rah  Jenkins,  Frank  Jenkins,  Rosalie  Jenkins,  Augustus 
Jenkins. 

8  Sophia  F.  Carter,  daughter  of  G.  W.  Carter,  Bettie  Lewis, 
Fielding  Lewis,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  W.  D. 
Postlewaite  and  left  issue:  Ann  Postlewaite,  Mary  Postle- 
waite,  Amelia  Postlewaite,  Wm.  Postlewaite,  Fannie  Postle¬ 
waite,  Helen  Postlewaite,  Georgiana  Postlewaite. 

8  Georgiana  Carter,  daughter  of  G.  W.  Carter,  Bettie  Lewis, 
Fielding  Lewis,  John  and  Francis  Fielding,  married  E.  L. 
Bower  and  had  issue:  Mary  Bower,  Stella  Bower,  Lewis 
Bower. 

8  Annie  B.  Carter,  daughter  of  G.  W.  Carter,  Bettie  Lewis, 
Fielding  Lewis,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Judge 
E.  J.  McGehee,  and  had  issue:  Mary  McGehee,  Edmund 
McGehee,  Mervin  McGehee. 

8  Capt  Edward  Park  Custis  Lewis,  son  of  Lorenzo  Lewis,  Law¬ 
rence,  Fielding,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Lucy 
Ware  and  had  issue  as  follows : 

9  1Eleanor  Angella  Lewis,  born  July  27,  1859,  died  Feb¬ 
ruary  18,  I860. 

9  2Lawrence  Fielding  Lewis. 

9  3Luey  Ware  Lewis. 

9  4John  Glassel  Ware  Lewis. 

9  5Edward  Park  Custis  Lewis,  born  Aug.  1864,  died  about 

1866. 

9  6Edward  Augustus  Lewis,  by  second  marriage  with  widow 
Garnett. 

9  7Julia  Stevens  Lewis,  by  second  marriage  with  widow 
Garnett. 

9  8Esther  Maria  Lewis,  by  second  marriage  with  widow 
Garnett. 


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9  9 Eleanor  Park  Custis  Lewis,  by  second  marriage  with 
widow  Garnett. 

8  Virginia  Carter,  daughter  of  G.  W.  Carter,  Bettie  Lewis, 
Fielding,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Judge  D.  O. 
Merwin  and  had  issue:  George  W.  Merwin,  Samuel  Merwin, 
Fielding  Merwin,  Julia  Merwin. 

8  Bettie  Bassett,  daughter  of  Bettie  Lewis  and  George  W.  Bas¬ 
sett,  Robert  Lewis,  Fielding,  John  and  Frances  Fielding, 
married  Ronald  Mills.  Issue:  Virginia  Mills,  W.  L.  H. 
Washington  Mills. 

8  Fanny  Bassett,  daughter  of  Bettie  Lewis  and  George  W.  Bas¬ 
sett,  Robert  Lewis,  Fielding,  John  and  Frances  Fielding, 
married  C.  T.  Mitchell.  Issue:  Fanny  Mitchell,  Virginia 
Mitchell,  Laura  Mitchell,  Bassett  Mitchell,  Lucy  Mitchell. 

8  Mary  Bassett,  daughter  of  Bettie  Lewis,  Robert  Fielding, 
John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Benjamin  Harrison 
Bassett.  Issue:  Eleanor  Bassett,  Lewis  Bassett,  Lucy 
Bassett,  Hope  Bassett,  Benjamin  Bassett. 

8  Dr.  Robert  McGuire,  son  of  Judith  Lewis  and  Rev.  John  Mc¬ 
Guire,  Robert,  Fielding,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  mar¬ 
ried  Agnes  Douthat  and  had  issue:  Jane  S.  McGuire  mar¬ 
ried  James  F.  Jones. 

8  Fielding,  son  of  Howell  Lewis  and  Emerly  Burch,  Howell, 
Fielding,  John  and  Frances  Fielding,  married  Mary  Rains, 
and  had  issue:  Lawrence  Howell  Lewis. 

8  Bettie  Fitzhugh  Lewis,  descent  same  as  Fielding  above,  mar¬ 
ried  -  Finks,  issue,  Leland  Finks,  now  of  Calhoun, 

Missouri. 

8  Wm.  Henry  Lewis,  descent  same  as  Fielding  and  Bettie,  mar¬ 

ried  Nellie  Dean  and  had  issue  as  follows:  Emmett  Lewis, 
died  aged  8 ;  Olla  Lewis,  and  Howell  Lewis. 

9  Maria  Harrison,  daughter  of  Gesner  Harrison  and  Eliza 

Tucker,  Maria  Carter,  Bettie  Lewis,  Fielding,  John  and 
Frances  Fielding,  married  Rev.  John  A.  Broadus,  a  distin¬ 
guished  Baptist  minister  of  Virginia,  who  for  many  years 
was  president  of  the  Baptist  Theological  seminary,  located 

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first  at  Greenville,  South  Carolina,  and  afterwards  at  Louis¬ 
ville,  Kentucky.  Dr.  Broadus  was  presiding  officer  of  that 
institution  up  to  the  time  of  his  death. 

10  Anna  Broadus,  daughter  of  Rev.  John  A.  Broadus  and  Ma¬ 
ria  Harrison  and  granddaughter  of  Dr.  Gesner  Harrison, 
so  long  chairman  of  the  faculty  of  the  University  of  Vir¬ 
ginia,  married  Rev.  Wyckliffe  Yancey  Abraham,  a  Baptist 
minister  of  Virginia.  She  died  about  1895;  he  died  1903. 
They  left  two  children:  John  Abraham,  who  is  married  and 
in  business  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  and  Annie  Lou,  about  12 
years  old,  who  lives  with  her  stepmother  in  Richmond.  Mr. 
Abraham,  several  years  after  the  death  of  Anna  Broadus, 
married  Miss  Christian  of  Buckingham  county,  Virginia,  a 
a  most  worthy  and  estimable  lady,  and  it  proved  a  fortunate 
marriage.  She  is  indeed  a  mother  to  his  orphan  daughter. 
His  death  was  very  sudden  and  indeed  tragic.  He  had 
been  in  attendance  on  a  Baptist  Convention  in  Staunton, 
Virginia,  and  had  returned  to  Richmond  and  boarded  a 
street  car  for  his  home,  when  he  was  struck  down  with  heart 
failure  and  was  taken  off  the  car  in  a  dying  condition  and 
carried  home  a  corpse. 

10  Mary  Harrison,  daughter  of  Gesner  Harrison  and  Eliza 
Tucker,  Maria  Carter,  Bettie  Lewis,  Fielding,  John  and 
Frances  Fielding,  married  Prof.  Frank  Smith,  and  had  is¬ 
sue:  Eliza  Smith,  Lelia  Smith,  Harrison  Smith,  Eleanor 
Smith,  Tucker  Smith. 

COL.  CHARLES  LEWIS  OF  CEDAR  CREEK. 

5  Charles  was  the  youngest  son  of  John  Lewis  and  Frances 
Fielding,  born,  according  to  the  register  of  Abington  Parish,  in 
Caroline  county,  Virginia,  1729-  He  was  brother  of  Warner  and 
Fielding  Lewis  and  Nephew  of  “Charles  of  Byrd,”  and  Robert 
of  Bellvoir.  He  married  Lucy  Taliaferro,  daughter  of  John 
Taliaferro  and  Mary  Catlett  of  Snow  Creek  near  Fredericks¬ 
burg.  They  had  three  children:  Dr.  John  Taliaferro  Lewis, 

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Charles  Augustine  Lewis,  and  Mary  Warner  Lewis. 

6  Dr.  John  Taliaferro  Lewis,  oldest  son  of  “Charles  of 
Cedar  Creek,”  was  a  graduate  of  Edinburgh  College,  Scotland. 
He  settled  at  “Mulberry  Green,”  in  Culpepper  county,  Virginia, 
where  he  practiced  his  profession,  successfully  and  profitably 
but  died  in  the  prime  of  life.  He  married  first,  Hannah  Green  of 
Essex  county,  Virginia,  and  married  second,  Susannah  Warring, 
also  of  Essex.  Dr.  John  Taliaferro  Lewis,  by  his  marriage  with 
Hannah  Green  had  only  one  son,  no  daughter;  Augustine  Light- 
foot  Lewis,  who  married  his  cousin,  Mary  Warner  Lewis,  daugh¬ 
ter  of  Charles  Augustine  Lewis  of  Caroline  county,  Virginia.  By 
second  marriage  with  Susannah  Warring,  he  had  several  chil¬ 
dren.  We  have  only  the  record,  however,  of  four: 

7  JLucy,  oldest  child  of  Dr.  John  Taliaferro  Lewis,  by  his  sec¬ 
ond  marriage,  was  born  September  5,  1783.  She  married 
Col.  John  Thom  of  Culpepper  county,  Virginia.  They  left 
several  children,  one  of  whom,  Lucy  Lewis  Thom  married 
Col.  William  Taylor  of  Louisiana,  a  cousin  of  President 
Zachary  Taylor. 

7  2 John  Lewis,  second  child  of  Dr.  John  Taliaferro  Lewis  and 
Susannah  Warring,  was  born  July  18,  1785.  He  married  his 
cousin,  Frances  Tasker,  daughter  of  Spencer  Ball,  Esq.,  and 
his  wife  Bettie  Landon,  daughter  of  Robert  Carter.  John 
and  Frances  Tasker  Lewis  left  three  sons:  John  Taliaferro 
Lewis,  Robert  Motrum  Lewis,  and  Prank  Warring  Lewis, 
all  of  whom  reside  in  Prince  William  County,  Virginia. 
They  also  left  a  daughter  who  married  Dr.  Bowen. 

7  3Warner  Lewis  third  child  of  Dr.  Taliaferro  and  Susannah 
(Warring)  Lewis,  was  born  December  13,  1786  and  resided 
at  Lewis  Level,  Essex  county,  Virginia.  He  was  of  the  “Old 
County  Court,”  was  high  sheriff'  of  Essex,  and  vestryman  of 
South  Farnhan  Parish,  in  1820.  In  1810  he  married  his 
cousin,  Susannah  Latane,  daughter  of  Win.  Latane,  Esq., 
of  Langle,  Essex  county,  Virginia.  This  Wm.  Latane  was 
grandson  of  the  Rev.  Lewis  Latane,  a  French  Huguenot 
who  fled  from  France  upon  the  revocation  of  the  Edict  of 
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Nantes  in  1685,  first  to  England,  then  emigrated  to  Virginia 
and  took  charge  of  South  Farnham  Parish  in  1700. 

8  Thomas  Warring  Lewis,  son  of  Warner  and  Susannah  (La- 
tane)  Lewis,  was  born  August  15,  1815.  He  married  Au¬ 
gust  11,  1842,  Ann  Ursula,  only  daughter  of  Henry  War¬ 
ring  Latane  of  Essex  county,  Virginia.  On  the  second  of 
June,  1892,  Mr.  Thomas  Warring  Lewis,  in  a  letter  to  Mr. 
A.  St.  M.  Cliflin  of  Chicago,  gave  the  lineage  of  his  ances¬ 
tor,  “Charles  Lewis  of  Cedar  Creek,”  which  we  have 
copied  in  these  pages,  and  concluded  by  saying:  “I  have 
seven  sons  and  five  daughters  who  are  sources  of  joy  to  me  in 
my  old  age.”  There  is  no  record,  however,  of  his  children 
or  their  descendants. 

6  Mary  Warner  Lewis,  only  daughter  of  “Col.  Charles  Lewis  of 

Cedar  Creek,”  married  Phillip  Lightfoot  of  “Sandy  Point,” 
on  James  River.  They  resided  at  Cedar  Creek.  He  lived 
but  a  short  time  and  left  only  one  son,  Phillip  Lightfoot, 
Caroline  county,  Virginia. 

7  Phillip  Lightfoot,  son  of  Phillip  Lightfoot  and  Mary  War¬ 

ner  Lewis  and  grandson  of  “Charles  of  Cedar  Creek,”  mar¬ 
ried  Sally,  daughter  of  William  Bomard,  Esq.,  of  Mansfield, 
near  Fredericksburg,  Virginia. 

6  Mary  Warner  Lewis  married  second  Dr.  John  Bankhead  of 

Caroline  county,  Virginia,  who  was  a  graduate  of  Edin¬ 
burgh,  and  a  nephew  of  President  Monroe.  They  had  two 
sons:  Charles  Lewis  Bankhead  and  Dr.  Wm.  Bankhead. 

7  Charles  Lewis  Bankhead  married  Cary  Randolph,  grand¬ 

daughter  of  Mr.  Jefferson.  They  left  many  descendants 
who  moved  to  Missouri  years  ago. 

7  Dr.  Wm.  Bankhead  married  Dorothea  Minor,  daughter  of  Gar¬ 
rett  Minor  of  Fredericksburg,  Virginia.  They  have  many 
descendants  in  Virginia. 

6  Charles  Augustine  Lewis,  second  son  of  “Charles  of  Cedar 
Creek,”  was  educated  at  William  and  Mary.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  “Old  County  Court”  of  Caroline,  and  in  the 
language  of  Mr.  Thomas  Warring  Lewis,  was  the  peer  of 

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any  of  his  associates.  He  married  Catherine  Battaile  of 

Caroline  county,  Virginia  and  left  six  children  as  follows: 

7  *Mary  Warner,  named  for  her  aunt,  married  her  cousin, 
Charles  Augustine  Lightfoot  Lewis,  and  lived  at  Mar- 
ingo,  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia. 

7  2 Charles  Augustine  Lewis  was  a  graduate  of  the  Univer¬ 
sity  of  Virginia,  married  Elizabeth  Goodwin  of  Blen¬ 
heim,  Caroline  county,  Virginia  and  left  an  only  child, 
Elizabeth  Meriwether,  who  married  Professor  R.  Mas- 
sie  of  Virginia.  He  commanded  a  cavalry  company  from 
Caroline  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  saw  hard  service  at 
Camp  Holly,  near  Norfolk,  Virginia. 

7  3 Arthur  Lewis,  a  captain  in  the  United  States  army,  died 
without  issue. 

7  4  Lawrence  Battaile  Lewis  married  and  removed  to  Mis¬ 
souri  years  ago. 

7  5Bettie  Battaile  Lewis  died  single. 

7  6Rebecca  Lewis  married  her  cousin,  John  Taliferro  Lewis 
of  Prince  William,  and  died  in  Mississippi. 


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FIRST  ZACHARY  LEWIS. 


This  head  of  the  Lewis  name  in  Virginia  was  not  the  first 
that  came,  but  when  he  did  come  he  came  to  stay.  It  may  be 
said  of  him,  as  of  many  other  emigrants  to  Virginia  at  that  per¬ 
iod,  that  he  most  emphatically  “had  his  hat  in  his  hand”  and 
was  prepared  for  the  mission  upon  which  he  came.  It  was  about 
1692  that  Zachary  Lewis  landed  on  the  “Old  Virginia  Shore.” 
The  first  record  evidence  of  his  presence  in  Virginia  was  a  land 
grant  for  500  acres  of  land  in  King  and  Queen  county  in  l694>. 
His  birth  is  believed  to  have  been  about  1650.  The  name  of  his 
wife  is  unknown,  nor  is  it  known  whether  he  married  in  England, 
or  after  he  came  to  Virginia.  That  he  had  a  number  of  children 
there  is  abundant  proof,  but  little  is  known  of  their  history  be¬ 
yond  that  of  the  second  Zachary.  It  is  known  that  he  had  a  son 
John  who  married  Sarah  Iverson,  but  little  is  known  definitely 
of  the  descendants  of  this  marriage.  The  records  show  many 
families  in  which  the  name  of  Zachary  has  been  perpetuated,  and 
there  is  no  lack  of  evidence  that  the  first  Zachary  Lewis  left  many 
representatives.  On  the  records  of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia, 
may  be  found  the  will  of  “John  Lewis  Planter,”  about  whom 
other  genealogists  know  nothing.  He  is  contemporaneous  with 
six  or  eight  others  of  the  same  name,  whose  identity  is  known, 
yet  his  line  of  descent  has  never  been  traced.  The  name  of 
Zachary,  however,  is  perpetuated  with  his  descendants  and  we 
have  unhesitatingly  placed  him  in  the  Zachary  Lewis  line.  There 
are  doubtless  many  of  the  descendants  of  John  Lewis  and  Sarah 
Iverson  who  have  been  entirely  lost  sight  of. 

This  name  is  recognized  as  a  distinct  head  of  one  of  the 
branches  of  the  Lewis  family,  in  Virginia. 

Whatever  may  have  been  said  of  the  identity  of  the  Lewis 
name,  whether  in  France,  or  subsequently  in  England,  it  is  nev¬ 
ertheless  true,  in  spite  of  the  intermarriages  between  the  different 

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lines  after  coming  to  Virginia,  the  distinctness  between  the  re- 
pective  lines  continue  to  be  marked. 

The  head  of  this  family,  as  has  been  seen,  first  appears  on 
the  Virginia  records  during  the  last  quarter  of  the  seventeenth 
century,  and  on  the  land  books  the  first  grant  of  land  to  Zachary 
Lewis  is  for  500  acres  of  land  in  King  and  Queen  county,  in 
1694,  he  was  probably  born  about  1650,  and  believed  to  have 
come  to  Virginia  in  1692.  He  first  settled  in  Middlesex  county, 
in  the  vicinity  of  Dragon  Swamp,  where  he  laid  the  foundation 
of  his  future  fortunes  and  like  other  pioneers  of  this  historic  fam¬ 
ily,  proceeded  to  establish  his  own  line,  which,  having  borne  his 
name  for  more  than  200  years,  will  always  be  known  as  the  Zach¬ 
ary  Lewis  line;  indeed,  it  is  more  than  probable  that  this  dis¬ 
tinction  was  observed  in  England  previous  to  their  establishment 
in  Virginia. 

It  has  been  said,  and  is  borne  out  by  the  facts,  that  Irish 
John  Lewis  of  Augusta,  in  his  sons  and  grandsons, .  furnished 
more  warriors,  officers  of  rank  and  distinction,  for  their  coun¬ 
try’s  defence,  than  any  other  name  and  it  may  be  said  with 
equal  truth  that  Zachary  and  other  heads  of  the  Lewis  families 
in  eastern  Virginia,  while  furnishing  their  full  quota  of  soldiers 
and  officers  to  the  army,  at  the  same  time  led  in  the  professions, 
and  were  not  behind  in  the  ranks  of  statecraft;  and  in  this  they 
are  still  conspicuous. 

It  is  not  known,  and  perhaps  will  never  be  ascertained,  how 
many  children  the  first  Zachary  Lewis  had.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Hay¬ 
den  mentions  only  two:  Zachary,  born  1702,  and  John,  date  of 
birth  not  given ;  but  it  is  nevertheless  true  that  there  were  eotem- 
poraneous  with  these  sons,  other  Lewises,  in  whose  families  is 
perpetuated  the  name  of  Zachary,  and  as  Mrs.  Mary  Starling 
Payne  used  to  say:  “Nothing  less  than  the  most  unbounded  fil¬ 
ial  devotion  could  ever  induce  anyone  to  give  his  son  such  a 
name.”  Owen  Lewis,  the  birth  and  baptism  of  whose  children 
appear  on  the  church  registry,  and  who  was  himself  born  1690, 
was  cotemporaneous  with  the  other  known  sons  of  the  first  Zach- 

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ary  Lewis,  and  his  descendants  are  brought  down  with  the  name 
of  Zachary  perpetuated  in  the  succeeding  generation. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Hayden  in  his  “Virginia  Genealogies”  de¬ 
votes  a  chapter  to  “The  Lewis  family,”  and  with  the  exception 
of  some  merely  incidental  remarks,  confines  himself  entirely  to 
the  Zachary  Lewis  line;  but  he  only  gives  a  limited  account  of 
this  line,  and  hence  in  justice  to  this  branch  of  the  Lewis  family, 
I  shall  seek  to  give,  as  far  as  possible,  a  more  complete  geneal¬ 
ogy.  In  doing  this,  however,  it  will  be  necessary  for  me  to  re¬ 
produce  much  that  Mr.  Hayden  has  already  given,  but  with  some 
additions  and  corrections.  In  dealing  with  this  branch  of  the 
family,  I  shall  present  them  under  three  general  heads: 

First  Zachary  Lewis,  emigrant,  born  about  1650,  who  came 
to  Virginia  1692.  Name  of  wife  unknown. 

Second  Zachary  Lewis,  born  in  Virginia  1702,  married  Mary 
Waller  1725. 

Third  John  Lewis,  born  about  1704,  married  Sarah  Iver¬ 
son. 


SECOND  ZACHARY  LEWIS. 

Born  1702,  married  Mary  Waller,  January  3,  1725;  and 
died  1765.  His  will  is  probated  February,  1765.  Mary  Waller 
was  born  1699,  baptized  by  the  Rev.  John  Munroe,  October  17th 
of  that  year,  and  died  March  23,  1781.  She  was  the  daughter 
of  Col.  John  Waller  and  his  wife  Dorothy  King.  The  best  es¬ 
tablished  traditions,  as  well  as  the  court  records  for  generations 
previous  to  this,  go  to  show  that  the  Lewises  of  this  line  were  a 
wealthy  family,  and  this  number  was  no  exception  to  the  rule. 
As  a  result  of  a  large  and  lucrative  law  practice,  Mr.  Lewis 
amassed  a  fortune  and  left  his  children  wealthy.  As  an  attorney 
he  was  a  recognized  leader,  being  retained  in  the  most  important 
cases  and  receiving  the  largest  fees.  In  his  will  he  names  four 
sons:  John,  Zachary,  Waller  and  Benjamin;  daughters,  Mary 
Meriwether,  Betsy  Littlepage,  Lucy  Ford,  and  Dorothea  Smith, 
and  makes  his  four  sons  executors;  but  from  the  church  regis- 

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ters  and  other  records  we  find  the  name  of  Ann  Lewis,  born  No¬ 
vember  30,  1726,  died  August  8,  1784,  married  Chancellor  George 
Wythe  who  was  one  of  the  most  distinguished  lawyers  and  jurists 
of  his  age.  They  were  married  about  1746. 

Chancellor  Wythe  was  born  in  the  county  of  Elizabeth  City 
in  1726  and  died  June  8,  1806.  He  studied  law  with  Mr.  Dewey 
of  Prince  George  county  and  came  to  the  bar  at  Williamsburg 
after  1756.  In  1758  he  was  burgess,  at  which  time  Thomas  Jef¬ 
ferson  came  under  his  instruction,  and  they  were  ever  afterwards 
warm  friends.  In  1764  Mr.  Wythe  was  a  member  of  the  Com¬ 
mission  of  the  House  which  presented  resolutions  of  Remon¬ 
strance  to  the  House  of  Commons.  In  1774  he  joined  the  Con¬ 
tinental  forces  against  Lord  Dunmore.  In  1776  he  was  elected 
to  the  Continental  Congress  and  was  one  of  the  signers  of  the 
Declaration  of  Independence. 

In  1778  Chancellor  Wvthe  was  appointed  one  of  the  three 
judges  of  the  High  Court  of  Chancery,  and  when  that  court  was 
reorganized  in  1788  he  was  made  sole  Chancellor,  which  position 
he  continued  to  hold  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

An  incident  in  the  life  of  Chancelor  Wvthe  which  has  never 
been  published  is  worthy  of  notice  here,  as  it  gives  an  insight, 
not  only  to  his  own  character,  but  to  his  fine  judgment  of  the 
character  of  others.  It  was  related  to  the  writer  by  Robert  L. 
Cobbs,  an  intimate  friend  and  relative  of  General  White,  who 
was  surgeon  on  his  staff  through  the  war  of  1812,  and  after¬ 
wards  read  law  in  his  office.  As  was  the  custom  with  Virginia 
planters  at  that  time,  Mr.  White,  a  wealthy  Virginia  planter,  and 
special  friend  of  Chancelor  Wythe,  had  delivered  his  entire  crop 
of  tobacco  to  Richmond,  and  commissioned  his  son  William  to 
attend  to  the  sale  for  him.  The  sale  having  been  made,  and 
the  money  collected,  young  White  fell  into  the  hand  of  sharp¬ 
ers  and  was  swindled  out  of  the  last  dollar.  Mortified  and  cha¬ 
grined  at  the  turn  of  affairs,  he  determined  never  to  return  home 
until  he  could  carry  with  him  the  full  amount  of  his  father’s 
losses.  He  sought  Chancelor  Wythe,  laid  his  plans  before  him, 
detailing  in  the  meantime  his  misfortune,  requested  the  loan  of 

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enough  money  to  carry  him  to  Nashville,  then  a  frontier  town 
in  Tennessee.  Having  been  furnished  with  the  needed  amount 
he  set  out,  a  youth  of  seventeen,  on  his  journey  to  the  “Far 
West.”  For  several  years  Mr.  White  knew  nothing  of  his  son 
except  such  information  as  was  given  him  by  Chancelor  Wythe, 
and  even  then  he  knew  nothing  of  his  whereabouts,  was  only  as¬ 
sured  that  he  was  determined  to  reinstate  himself  in  his  father’s 
confidence.  Confident  of  the  integrity  of  young  White,  Chan¬ 
celor  Wythe  gave  the  father  such  assurances  that  his  confidence 
in  his  son  was  unshaken  and  he  was  content  to  await  results.  In 
an  incredibly  short  time  the  amount  with  interest,  which  had 
been  advanced  by  Chancelor  Wythe  was  returned,  and  all  of  Mr. 
White’s  losses  made  good  by  his  son.  This  youth  turned  out  to 
be  General  William  White  who  had  command  of  one  of  the  di¬ 
visions  of  General  Jackson’s  army  during  the  war  of  1812,  and 
commanded  the  left  wing  at  New  Orleans  on  the  8th  of  January, 
1815.  He  had  become  a  distinguished  lawyer  before  the  war, 
and  after  the  close  of  the  war  he  resigned  his  commission  in  the 
army  and  resumed  the  practice  in  Nashville,  Tennessee. 

Chancellor  Wythe  did  not  live  to  see  White  in  the  zenith  of 
his  fame,  as  he  died  in  1806,  while  White,  at  that  time,  had  just 
entered  upon  his  brightest  career,  but  he  lived  to  see  him  prove 
himself  a  man,  in  the  redemption  of  the  most  sacred  pledges 
of  his  early  life. 

Chancelor  Wythe  married  a  second  time,  Elizabeth  Tali- 
ferro  of  Williamsburg,  but  we  have  no  account  of  any  children 
by  either  marriage.  He  removed  to  Richmond  in  1789  where  he 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

3  MARY  LEWIS. 

3  Mary  Lewis,  second  daughter  of  Zachary  Lewis  and 
Mary  Waller,  was  bom  January  30,  1728,  married  Frank  Meri¬ 
wether,  son  of  Col.  David  Meriwether  and  his  wife  Ann  Holmes, 
born  1717.  They  removed  to  South  Carolina,  and  had  issue: 
Zachary  Lewis,  Nicholas  Lewis,  and  Mary  Lewis. 

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3.  JOHN  LEWIS. 

The  third  child,  in  order  of  age,  of  Zachary  Lewis  and  Mary 
Waller,  was  born  October  18,  1729,  baptized  by  the  Rev.  Rodham 
Kenner,  November  23,  1729,  died  September  12,  1780.  Will 
dated  May  31,  1766.  Codicil  added  1776.  Admitted  to  record 
October  19,  1780.  He  married  Ann  Lewis,  daughter  of  Robert 
Lewis  of  Belvoir  and  his  wife  Jane  Meriwether,  and  reference 
to  his  descendants  will  be  found  under  the  head  of  Robert  Lewis 
of  Belvoir.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Hayden  says  that  John  Lewis  mar¬ 
ried,  first,  Sarah  Iverson,  but  this  is  altogether  improbable. 
John  Lewis,  son  of  the  first  Zachary,  and  uncle  of  this  John, 
married  Sarah  Iverson,  and  this  fact  no  doubt  confused  Mr. 
Hayden’s  authorities.  All  of  the  circumstances  preclude  the 
idea  of  a  previous  marriage.  Equally  erroneous  is  Mr.  Hayden’s 
assertion  that  John  Lewis  married  Mildred  Lewis,  as  the  records 
and  a  letter  preserved  by  his  descendants  positively  prove  that 
he  married  Ann  Lewis,  a  sister  of  Mildred. 

Mr.  Lewis  had  only  three  sons,  John  Zachary,  Robert  and 
Nicholas.  Charles  Lewis  who  married  Susan  R.  Waller  and  died 
in  Lynchburg,  Virginia,  1822,  was  not  a  son  of  this  John  Lewis. 
Nicholas  Lewis,  his  son,  married  Ann  Meriwether.  Their  chil¬ 
dren  were:  Eliza,  James,  Hunter,  Susan  and  Laura  Lewis. 

While  Mr.  Lewis  does  not  mention  any  daughters,  the  rec¬ 
ords  show,  as  explained  on  another  page,  that  he  had  two  daugh¬ 
ters:  Mary,  who  married  David  Wood  Meriwether,  and  Jane 
who  married  Zachary  Meriwether.  (See  Records  of  Spottsylva- 
nia.) 


3.  COLONEL  ZACHARY  LEWIS. 

The  second  son  of  Zachary  Lewis  and  Mary  Waller  was 
born  May  6,  1731,  died  July  31,  1803.  Will  dated  February  20, 

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1803,  and  probated  in  Spottsylvania  county.  Married  May  8, 
1771,  Ann  Overton  Terrell  of  Louisa  county,  Virginia,  daughter 
of  Richmond  Terrell.  The  records  show  that  Col.  Lewis  was  made 
captain  of  the  Spottsylvania  foot  company  February,  1758,  and 
was  also  an  officer  in  the  Revolutionary  army.  He  left  children 
as  follows: 

4  JAnn  Overton  Lewis,  born  April  23,  1772,  married  July  28, 
1795,  James  McClure  Scott. 

4  2Richmond,  born  March  14,  1774,  died  July  31,  1831;  mar¬ 
ried  first,  October  28,  1802,  Elizabeth  Travers  Daniel,  sec¬ 
ond,  September  3,  1830,  Margaret  B.  Richardson. 

4  3Cadwalader  Lewis,  born  November  25,  1776,  died  February 
4,  1796. 

4  4  Mary  Waller  Lewis,  born  April  10,  1779;  married  John  Hill, 
1797. 

4  5Huldah  Fountain  Lewis,  born  February  4,  1781,  died  Octo¬ 
ber  25,  1863;  married  September  23,  1802,  Waller  Holla- 
day. 

4  6 John  Lewis,  born  February  25,  1784,  died  August  27,  1858; 

married  November  21,  1808,  Jean  Wood  Daniel. 

4  7 Eliza  Lewis,  born  May  27,  1786,  died  September  4,  1 8 1 6 ; 

married  Walter  Raleigh  Daniel. 

4  s William  Lewis,  born  August  20,  1788,  died  same  day. 

4  9 Addison  Murdock  Lewis,  born  September  26,  1789,  died  Au¬ 
gust  27,  1857;  married  first,  December,  1810,  Sarah  Bil- 
lingsby,  second,  March  2,  1821,  Sarah  Ann  Minor. 

3.  WALLER  LEWIS. 

The  third  son  of  Zachary  Lewis  and  Mary  Waller  appears 
on  the  records  of  Spottsylvania  county  as  one  of  the  executors 
of  his  brother  John’s  will,  and  his  will  is  on  record  in  the  same 
comity.  Mr.  Hayden  gives  his  birth  September  11,  1739.  It 
is  more  than  probable  that  this  is  a  traditional  approximation, 
as  Waller  Lewis  was  married  previous  to  September  1,  1757, 

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at  which  time  the  will  of  Robert  of  Belvoir  was  written,  which 
would  have  made  him,  at  that  time  not  quite  eighteen,  and  it  is 
not  known  how  long  previous  to  this  time  he  had  been  married ; 
from  which  it  follows  almost  necessarily  that  Waller  Lewis  was 
born  at  least  two  or  three  years  previous  to  the  date  given  by 
Mr.  Hayden.  Not  until  very  recently  has  it  been  possible  to 
break  through  the  crust,  so  to  speak,  which  has  hidden  the  his¬ 
tory  and  family  of  Waller  Lewis  from  posterity;  and  even  now 
it  has  not  been  possible  to  obtain  anything  like  a  complete  rec¬ 
ord. 

Waller  Lewis,  M.  D.,  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Robert 
Lewis,  previous  to  September  1,  1757.  They  had  seven  children, 
as  will  be  seen  by  reference  to  the  family  line  of  Robert  Lewis 
of  Belvoir,  under  the  head  of  his  daughter,  Sarah,  who  married 
Waller  Lewis,  but  only  the  line  of  one  of  their  children  has  been 
wholly  rescued  from  oblivion,  that  of  Elizabeth,  born  1772,  who 
married  John  Woolfolk  in  1791  and  removed  to  Kentucky  1811; 
and  this  has  been  done  by  the  untiring  zeal  and  persistent  energy 
of  the  wife  of  one  of  her  descendants. 

3.  BENJAMIN  LEWIS. 

The  youngest  son  of  Zachary  Lewis  and  Mary  Waller  was 
born  in  King  and  Queen  county,  Virginia,  June  16,  1744.  He 
married  Martha  Bickerton,  of  Hanover  county,  Virginia,  but  the 
date  of  his  marriage  is  unknown.  He  left  five  children : 

4  1  Benjamin  Lewis,  M.  D.,  died  unmarried. 

4  2John  Lewis,  married  Matilda  Nelson. 

4  3Patsy  Bickerton  Lewis,  married  Snellson  Smith  and  left  sev¬ 
eral  children,  one  of  whom  (Dorothea)  married  Edmund 
Swift  and  left  issue,  Martha,  who  married  William  Cook  and 
also  left  children. 

4  4Alice  Lewis  married  a  Mr.  Jewett. 

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4  ^Elizabeth  Lewis  married  George  Greenhaw,  and  left  several 
children,  one  of  whom  (Samuel),  married  Mary  Johnston, 
whose  daughter  married  Rev.  Frances  Marsh  Baker,  rector 
of  Grace  Church,  Richmond,  Virginia. 

4.  RICHMOND  LEWIS,  M.  D. 

The  oldest  son  of  Col.  Zachary  Lewis  and  his  wife  Ann  Ov¬ 
erton  Terrell,  was  born  March  14,  1774,  in  Spottsylvania  county, 
Virginia,  died  July  31,  1831;  married  Elizabeth  Travers  Daniel, 
daughter  of  Travers  and  Frances  Monuers  Daniel.  He  married 
second,  Margaret  B.  Richardson.  He  first  located  at  Urbana, 
Middlesex  count}',  Virginia,  and  in  1800  at  Fredericksburg.  He 
was  surgeon,  United  States  army  during  the  war  of  1812. 

4.  ANN  OVERTON  LEWIS. 

Oldest  daughter  of  Col.  Zachary  Lewis  and  his  wife,  Ann 
Overton  Terrell,  was  born  in  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia, 
April  23,  1772,  baptized  by  Rev.  Robert  Barret,  June  7,  1772; 
married  July  28,  1795,  James  McClure  Scott,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Scott  was  from  Pennsylvania  and,  as  informed  by  one 
of  his  grandsons,  was  the  only  one  of  his  family  who  ever  came 
South.  There  is  no  account  of  any  children  by  this  marriage, 
and  the  records  show  that  Ann  Overton  Lewis  died  shortly  after 
marriage. 

Dr.  Scott  married  a  second  time,  Mildred  Thomson,  daugh¬ 
ter  of  Waddy  Thomson  and  his  wife  Mary  Lewis  Cobbs,  daugh¬ 
ter  of  Col.  Robert  Lewis  of  Belvoir,  Albemarle  county,  Virginia, 
and  had  two  sons:  John  Thomson  Scott  and  Janies  McClure 
Scott,  both  of  whom  married  back  into  the  Zachary  Lewis  fam¬ 
ily,  daughters  of  Dr.  Richmond  Lewis,  and  nieces  of  their  fa¬ 
ther’s  first  wife. 

The  marriages  in  this  family  go  to  show  somewhat  the  ex¬ 
tent  to  which  the  different  branches  of  the  Lewis  name  have 
merged.  Two  sons  of  Zachary  Lewis,  Waller  and  John  “The 

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honest  lawyer,”  married  daughters  of  Robert  Lewis  of  Belvoir, 
while  another  daughter  of  Robert,  Mildred  Lewis,  married  a 
great-grandson  of  John  Lewis  of  Henrico,  and  these  are  only  a 
few  of  the  many  instances  of  similar  intermarriages  between  the 
different  branches  of  this  name. 

John  Lewis  of  Llangollen  was  no  exception  to  his  family, 
but  was  simply  another  variety  of  genius.  A  ripe  scholar  and  a 
man  of  letters,  and  although  Mr.  Hayden  says  that  he  failed  to 
find  his  name  among  the  Alumni  of  any  of  the  colleges  that  he 
examined,  that  is  no  proof  that  he  was  not  an  alumnus  of  some 
one  that  he  did  not  examine.  Certain  it  is  that  as  a  scholar  his 
rank  was  equal  to  the  standard  of  the  best  universities.  A  law¬ 
yer  by  profession,  but  all  of  his  tastes  turned  to  literature  and 
he  employed  his  time  principally  as  an  educator. 

3.  ELIZABETH  (BETTIE)  LEWIS. 

Daughter  of  Zachary  Lewis  and  Mary  Waller,  born  Octo¬ 
ber  9,  1732,  married  first,  1760,  Col.  James  Littlepage,  of  Hanover 
county,  and  second,  March  5,  1774,  Major  Lewis  Holaday  of 
Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia.  By  her  first  marriage  with  Col. 
Littlepage  she  had  two  children: 

4  General  Lewis  Littlepage,  born  December  9,  1762,  died  July 
19,  1802;  he  never  married. 

4  2Mary  Littlepage,  born  1764,  married  Robert  Shelbe  Coleman. 
By  her  second  marriage  with  Major  Holaday  she  had  two 
children. 

4  •°‘Ann  Holaday,  born  April  18,  1775;  died  January  26,  1846, 
married  Hugh  Corrans  Boggs. 

4  4Waller  Holaday,  born  August  17,  1776,  died  August  27,  1863, 
married  September  23,  1803,  Huldah  Fountain  Lewis. 

4  GENERAL  LEWIS  LITTLEPAGE. 

Lewis  Littlepage  is  known  to  history  with  this  title,  which 
was  doubtless  conferred  by  one  or  more  of  the  European  Coun- 

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tries,  as  he  was  in  the  service  of  France,  Spain  and  Poland.  His 
was  strictly  a  European  career.  His  history  reads  like  a  ro¬ 
mance  and  belongs  not  only  to  the  country,  but  to  the  civilized 
world,  and,  for  lack  of  space,  will  not  be  reproduced  here;  only 
brief  references  will  be  made  to  it: 

At  the  age  of  17,  delicate,  precocious,  and  of  an  unnatural 
mental  development,  Lewis  Littlepage,  by  permission  of  his  guar¬ 
dian,  left  America,  on  what  was  at  first  intended  as  a  European 
tour,  but  he  entered  at  once  actively  into  European  politics,  and 
as  above  stated,  was  at  different  times  in  the  service  of  France, 
Spain  and  Poland,  and  did  not  permanently  return  to  America 
until  a  short  time  before  his  death.  Lewis  Littlepage  died  July 
19,  1802,  in  Fredericksburg,  Virginia,  and  was  buried  by  the  Ma¬ 
sonic  Fraternity  with  the  following  inscription  on  his  tomb: 
“Here  lies  the  body  of  Lewis  Littlepage,  who  was  born  in  the 
county  of  Hanover,  in  the  State  of  Virginia,  December  19,  1762, 
and  departed  this  life  July  19,  1802,  aged  39  years  and  7  months. 
Honored  for  many  years  with  the  esteem  and  confidence  of  the 
unfortunate  Stanislaus  Augustus,  King  of  Poland.  He  held  un¬ 
der  that  monarch  until  he  lost  his  throne,  the  most  distinguished 
offices  among  which  was  that  of  Ambassador  to  Russia.  He  was 
by  him  created  the  Knight  of  St.  Stanislaus,  chamberlain  and 
confidential  secretary  in  his  cabinet,  and  acted  as  his  special  en¬ 
voy  in  the  most  important  negotiations.  Of  talents,  military 
as  well  as  civil,  he  served  with  credit,  as  an  officer  of  high  rank, 
in  different  armies.  In  private  life  he  was  charitable,  generous 
and  just,  and  in  the  various  public  offices  which  he  filled,  he 
acted  with  uniform  magnanimity,  fidelity  and  honor.” 

4  Mary  Waller  Lewis,  daughter  of  Zachary  Lewis  and  Ann 
Overton  Terrell,  granddaughter  of  Zachary  and  Mary  Wal¬ 
ler  and  great-granddaughter  of  the  first  Zachary  Lewis, 
born  in  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  April  10,  1779,  bap¬ 
tized  by  the  Rev.  Robt.  Barret,  May  23,  1779;  married  May, 
1797,  John  Hill  of  Hillsboro,  Virginia,  and  had  issue  as 
follows:  Ann  Overton  Hill,  married  John  Overton  Harris; 
John  Minor  Hill,  married  Harriet  Lowry  Hill;  Huldah 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


Lewis  Hill;  Mary  Ann  Hill;  Robert  Zachary  Hill;  Martha 
B.  Hill;  Edward  H.  Hill;  Mary  Clark  Hill;  Sarah  Frances 
Addison  Hill. 

4  John  Lewis  of  Llangollen,  son  of  Zachary,  Zachary,  Zachary, 
born  in  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  February  25,  1784, 
baptized  by  Rev.  Wm.  Douglas,  May  14,  1784,  died 

in  Franklin  county,  Kentucky,  August  15,  1858;  married 
November  21,  1808,  Jean  Wood  Daniel,  born  at  Frankfort, 
Kentucky,  1786,  died  same  place  January  3,  1853,  aged  67. 
They  had  issue  as  follows: 

5  1  Frances  Ann  Lewis,  born  March  3,  1810,  married  May 
31,  1836,  William  Mitchell. 

5  2Cadwalader,  born  November  5,  1811,  died  April  22, 

1882,  married  February  13,  1830,  Elizabeth  Henry 

Patterson. 

5  3 Elizabeth  Travers  Lewis,  born  July  10,  1813,  and  died 
October  15,  1886. 

5  4George  Wythe  Lewis,  born  February  9,  1815,  died  July 
19,  1845,  married  Mary  Jane  Todd. 

5  5 Mary  Overton  Lewis,  born  November  7,  1816. 

5  6John  Moncure  Lewis,  born  May  11,  1820,  died  March 
21,  1845. 

4  Rev.  Adison  Murdock  Lewis,  son  of  Col.  Zachary  Lewis  and 
his  wife  Ann  Overton  Terrell,  and  grandson  of  Zachary 
Lewis  and  Mary  Waller,  born  at  “Bel  Air,”  Spottsylvania 
county,  Virginia,  September  26,  1789,  died  at  Huntsville, 
Missouri,  August  27,  1857;  married  first,  December  10, 
1810,  Sarah  Billingsly,  and  married  second,  March  20, 
1821,  Sarah  Ann  Minor.  By  his  first  marriage  with  Sarah 
Billingsly  he  had  three  children: 

5  1Virgdnia  Ann,  born  May  30,  1813,  died  February  1867, 
married  December,  1838,  James  D.  Brown,  Franklin 
county,  Kentucky. 

5  2 John  Lewellen,  born  February  23,  1815,  married  April, 
1809,  Mary  Eliza  Woolfolk. 

5  3 Joseph  Addison,  born  October  18,  1818,  died  in  Glasgow, 

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Missouri,  December,  1876;  married  September,  1848, 
Mary  Elizabeth  McCoy. 

6  Virginia  Ann  Lewis  and  James  D.  Brown  had  one  child: 
Sarah  Addison  Brown  married  Colley  Taylor,  Franklin 
county. 

5  John  Lewellen  Lewis  and  Eliza  Woolfolk  had: 

6  1  Thomas  Addison. 

6  2Isabel  married  Oscar  Stephens. 

6  3Maleolm  Duane  married  first,  Julia  McKinney,  second, 
Amanda  Prather. 

6  4 Charles  Orville,  M.  D. 

6  5Ann  Maria  married  Walter  Scott. 

5  Joseph  Addison  Lewis  and  Mary  Elizabeth  McCoy  had:  El¬ 
lery  Channing;  Nannie  married  Dr.  Berry;  Josephine;  Ad- 
ison  Thomas;  Elizabeth. 

5  Malcolm  Duane  Lewis,  M.  D.,  is  now  located  in  Columbia, 
where  he  is  practicing  his  profession;  he  married  Julia  Mc¬ 
Kinney  and  had: 

6  1  Mildred  Lewis  educated  at  Missouri  State  University. 

6  2Carl  Lewis,  a  druggist  in  connection  with  his  uncle  Phil¬ 
lip  Prather  of  Columbia,  Missouri. 

6  3Pierre  Lewis,  Columbia,  Missouri. 

4  Rev.  Addison  Murdock  Lewis  by  his  marriage  with  Sa¬ 
rah  Ann  Minor  had  nine  children  and  with  the  three  by  a 
previous  marriage,  he  had  a  family  of  twelve  children: 

5  4Thomas  Minor  Lewis,  born  January  19>  1822,  married 
July  17,  1844,  Louisiana  Cleveland  Hughes. 

5  5Richmond  Zachary  Lewis,  born  August  12,  1823,  died 
December  20,  1844. 

5  6Jane  Elizabeth  Taylor  Lewis,  born  March  14  ,1825,  un¬ 
married. 

5  7 Waldo  Lewis,  M.  D.,  born  May  6,  1827,  died  Septem¬ 
ber  6,  1864;  married  December  26,  1855,  Sophia  Mil¬ 
ler  Shafer,  died  1872. 

5  8Ann  Terrell  Lewis,  born  June  30,  1829,  died  October  17, 
1883. 

5  9 John  Henry  Lewis,  born  September  30,  1831,  residence 

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St.  Louis;  is  in  the  lumber  business;  married  January, 
1855,  Mary  Susan  Hix. 

5  10Sarah  Billingsly  Lewis,  born  in  Kentucky,  June  23, 
1834,  married  December  1850,  Theodore  Washington 
Dunica  of  St.  Louis,  died  1874. 

5  11  Lucy  May  Lewis,  born  in  Kentucky,  May  5,  1836;  mar¬ 
ried  December,  1859,  Gordon  Cloyd  McGarvock. 

5  12Huldah  Fontain  Lewis,  born  in  Kentucky,  November 

11,  1838,  died  October  12,  1872;  married  September 
1,  1861,  D.  Alexander  J.  Bibb. 

5  Thomas  Minor  Lewis  and  his  wife  Louisianna  Cleveland 
Hughes  had  ten  children  as  follows:  Florence  Howell  Lew¬ 
is  married  W.  B.  Brown;  Alice  Minor  Lewis  married  Joseph 
Drake;  Overton  Earnest;  Caroline  Virginia  married  Rob¬ 
ert  W.  Hughes;  Kate  Richmond;  Thomas  Minor  Lewis,  Jr.; 
John  Hughes;  Frances  May;  Robert  Roy  Earnest. 

5  Dr.  Waldo  Lewis  and  his  wife  Sophia  Miller  Shafer  had  no 
issue,  so  far  as  known. 

5  John  Henry  Lewis  and  Mary  Susan  Hix  left  five  children,  as 
follows:  Mary,  born  February,  1857;  Leonora,  born  De¬ 
cember,  1859;  Frank,  born  January,  1863;  Nannie  Lay, 
born  August,  1871;  Robert  Hunter,  born  December,  1875. 

5  Sarah  Billingsly  Lewis  and  her  husband,  Theodore  Washing¬ 
ton  Dunica,  had  three  children: 

6  1  Sarah  B.,  born  1857,  married  December,  1882,  Henry  D. 

Stewart. 

6  2Eudora,  born  October,  1859,  married  September,  1881, 
Phillip  Winchester. 

6  3Mills  Hapwood. 

5  Lucy  May  Lewis  and  her  husband,  Gordon  Cloyd  McGarvock, 
had  six  children: 

6  1John  Lewis  McGarvock,  born  1861. 

6  2Sally  Ann  McGarvock,  born  February,  1863. 

6  3  Mary,  born  1866. 

6  4Louisa,  born  186.9. 

6  5Hugh,  born  1871. 

6  6Robert,  born  1876. 


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6  Overton  Lewis,  son  of  Thomas  Minor  Lewis  and  grandson  of 
Rev.  Murdock  Lewis,  marriage  not  known,  had:  Hugh 

Lewis  and  Max  Lewis. 

6  Sarah  B.  Donica,  daughter  of  Sarah  Billingsly  Lewis  and  her 
husband,  Theodore  Washington  Doica,  and  granddaughter 
of  Rev.  Murdock  Lewis,  married  Harry  J.  Stewart  and  had 
one  child:  Harry  Stewart. 

As  has  been  said  of  John  Lewis  of  Llangollen,  Rev.  Addison 
Murdock  Lewis  was  no  exception  to  his  family,  but  his  genius 
was  of  an  exceptional  kind.  While  his  uncle  John  Lewis  of  Spott- 
sylvania  was  gifted  with  the  rare  faculty  of  combining  great 
legal  ability  with  stern  and  rigid  honesty,  and  his  brother,  John 
of  Llangollen,  excelled  in  scholarship  and  literature,  and  his  cou¬ 
sin  Lewis  Littlepage  filled  with  distinction  the  most  difficult  po¬ 
sitions  in  European  politics,  the  Rev.  Murdock  Lewis  threw  the 
weight  of  all  of  his  great  gifts,  and  bent  all  of  his  energies,  to 
the  building  up  of  the  Master’s  cause,  during  a  period  of  nearly 
half  a  century.  He  was  a  Baptist  minister,  and  in  the  years 
between  1810  and  1820,  he  traveled  through  Kentucky,  Indiana, 
Illinois  and  Missouri,  preaching  and  organizing  churches.  In 
1828  he  removed  to  Kentucky  and  took  charge  of  a  church  and 
a  school  for  girls  at  Georgetown.  In  1833  he  settled  on  a  farm 
in  Franklin  county,  taking  charge  of  Buck  Run  Baptist  church. 
In  1839  he  removed  his  family  to  Howard  county,  Missouri.  In 
1855  he  resided  in  Glasgow.  He  died  in  Huntsville,  Randolph 
county,  Missouri,  August  27,  1857,  having  been  forty-eight  years 
in  the  ministry. 


3  LUCY  LEWIS. 

3  Lucy  Lewis,  daughter  of  Zachary  Lewis  second  and  Mary 
Waller,  born  December  5,  1735,  married  a  Mr.  Ford  of 
Amelia  county,  Virginia.  They  left  several  children  and 
as  a  Waller  Ford  was  visiting  Mr.  Holladay  of  Virginia 
who  was  from  Kentucky,  it  is  probable  they  moved  to  Ken¬ 
tucky  after  marriage. 


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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


3  DOROTHY  LEWIS. 

3  Dorothy  Lewis,  daughter  of  Zachary  Lewis  second  and  Mary 
Waller,  born  September  3,  1737,  married  Charles  Smith, 
an  Englishman.  They  had  three  sons:  one  of  them,  Snel- 
son  Smith,  married  his  cousin  Martha  B.  Lewis,  a  daughter 
of  Benjamin  Lewis;  Christopher  Smith  (called  Kid  Smith) 
died  unmarried;  Charles,  or  Nat,  Smith. 


PLANTER  JOHN  LEWIS. 


In  will  book  4,  pages  42  to  45,  Albemarle  county,  Virginia, 
will  be  found  a  will,  written  July,  178 6,  codicil  1792,  and  June, 
1794,  probated  January  6,  1800,  beginning  with  the  significant 
language:  “I,  John  Lewis,  Planter,  etc.”  In  Albemarle  and  ad¬ 
joining  counties  at  that  time  there  were  forty  or  fifty  of  that 
name,  and  the  most  of  them  were  planters.  There  were  very 
few  people  of  any  means  in  Virginia  at  that  time  who  were  not 
planters,  but  there  were  many  by  the  name  of  John  Lewis  who 
were  also  doctors  and  lawyers  and  some  few  were  preachers;  and 
one  of  the  name  was  known  as  “the  honest  lawyer,”  but  this  old 
ancestor  chose  to  designate  himself  in  a  way  that  could  not  be 
misunderstood,  as  no  one  had  ever  selected  this  designation. 

This  member  of  the  Lewis  family  seems  to  have  effectually 
escaped  the  attention  of  the  genealogists,  and  even  the  most  in¬ 
telligent  and  best  posted  of  his  descendants  seem  to  have  known 
nothing  of  him  from  a  genealogical  standpoint.  As  a  genealogist 
I  claim  him  by  right  of  discovery,  never  having  seen  any  refer¬ 
ence  to  him  by  any  other  genealogist,  or  found  any  trace  to  him 
in  any  family  records.  I  found  him  on  the  records  of  Albemarle 
county  and  run  down  the  descendants  of  his  daughter,  Sarah 
Cobbs,  and  his  son,  Owen  Lewis,  to  the  present  generation,  be¬ 
fore  these  descendants  knew,  or  had  any  idea  of  what  line  of  the 
Lewis  family  they  had  descended  from. 

There  is  no  record  trace  of  the  father  of  Planter  John 
Lewis,  but  all  of  the  circumstances  point  very  clearly  to  the 
conclusion  that  he  belonged  to  the  Zachary  Lewis  line,  and  that 
he  was  a  son  of  the  first  Zachary  Lewis,  and  brother  of  the  sec¬ 
ond  Zachary  who  married  Mary  Waller.  The  Reverend  Mr. 
Hayden  gives  the  names  of  only  two  of  the  sons  of  the  first 
Zachary:  Zachary,  born  1702,  and  John,  birth  not  given;  but 
there  is  no  doubt  that  there  were  others,  and  perhaps  younger 


sons. 


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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


Owen  Lewis  appears  on  the  church  register  of  the  Theolog¬ 
ical  Seminary,  Fairfax  county,  Virginia,  cotemporaneously  with 
the  second  Zachary,  and  as  the  name  comes  down  in  the  same 
line  with  that  of  Zachary,  he  was  no  doubt  an  older  brother,  the 
birth  of  his  oldest  child  being  given  March  19,  1714,  and  Plan¬ 
ter  John  Lewis  has  a  son  Owen,  and  Zachary  is  perpetuated  in 
his  family. 

The  will  of  Planter  John  Lewis  names  two  sons  Owen  and 
John;  and  six  daughters,  all  married:  Elizabeth  Davis,  Ann 
Tindell,  Sarah  Cobbs,  Mary  Nevill,  Susan  Wingfield,  and  Lucy 
Davenport.  The  names  of  the  six  married  daughters  of  Planter 
John  Lewis  have  gone  to  make  up  some  of  the  most  prominent 
families  of  Virginia,  many  of  whom  have  played  a  conspicuous 
part  in  the  stirring  events  of  the  past  century. 

4  Sarah,  who  married  Edmund  Cobbs,  was  the  ancestress 
of  Bishop  Nicholas  Hamner  Cobbs  of  the  Diocese  of  Alabama, 
and  others  of  the  same  family,  distinguished  in  other  profes¬ 
sions,  will  be  mentioned  more  prominently  under  the  head  of 
the  Cobbs  family. 

Of  John  Lewis,  son  of  “Planter  John,”  nothing  is  known 
further  than  what  has  been  obtained  from  the  records  of  Albe¬ 
marle  county.  From  these  records  we  find  that  he  was  born  1749 
and  died  1804.  His  will  was  admitted  to  probate  February  6, 
1804.  Owen  Lewis  and  Zachary  Lewis,  brother  and  nephew, 
and  John  Staples  are  named  as  executors,  and  provision  is  made 
for  wife  and  three  children:  Sally  Ming,  a  married  daughter; 
Elizabeth  Anderson  Lewis;  and  John  Waddy  Lewis. 

4  Owen  Lewis,  second  son  of  “Planter  John”  Lewis,  is  the 
only  member  of  that  family,  numerous  as  it  is,  whose  descend¬ 
ants  I  have  been  able  to  trace,  except  Sarah  Cobbs,  whose  line 
will  be  taken  up  under  the  head  of  the  Cobbs  family,  as  before 
stated,  and  traced  more  fully.  Deed  book  6,  page  204,  Albe¬ 
marle  county,  Virginia,  shows  Owen  Lewis  to  have  been  born 
1752;  and  will  book  4,  page  281,  shows  that  he  died  1812.  He 
married  Miss  Sallie  Perkins  about  1775.  In  the  settlement  of 
the  estate  July  6,  1812,  the  children  of  Owen  Lewis  are  named 

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as  follows:  William,  John,  Harding,  Howell,  Nicholas,  and 
Zachary,  and  Mr.  Zachary  Lewis  of  Nelson  county,  Virginia, 
furnishes  me  with  the  name  of  an  additional  son,  Robert,  and  a 
daughter,  Sally. 

5  William  Lewis,  oldest  son  of  Owen  Lewis,  born  between 
1775  and  1780,  married  about  1800,  Miss  Elizabeth  Lee  Patter¬ 
son,  daughter  of  David  Patterson  and  his  wife  Judith  Dibrell 
of  Buckingham  county,  Virginia,  by  which  marriage  he  had  three 
daughters:  Judith  Dibrell,  Sarah,  and  Elizabeth  Lee;  and  by 
a  second  marriage,  with  Mrs.  Glover,  he  had  three  other  daugh¬ 
ters:  Susan,  who  married  a  Mr.  Hooker;  Mary,  who  married  a 
Harris;  and  Caryann,  who  married  a  Mr.  Christian.  He  had  no 
sons  by  either  marriage.  The  three  first  named  daughters  of 
William  Lewis  and  Miss  Patterson,  Judith,  Sarah,  and  Eliza¬ 
beth,  married,  respectively,  Edward  H.  Mosely  of  Buckingham, 
a  Mr.  Morris,  and  Mr.  Thomas  of  Nelson  county,  Virginia;  of 
the  descendants  of  the  two  latter  nothing  is  definitely  known. 

6  Judith  Dibrell  Lewis,  daughter  of  William  Lewis  and 
Elizabeth  Lee  Patterson,  married  Edward  H.  Mosely  of  Buck¬ 
ingham  county,  Virginia,  about  1825.  The  issue  of  this  marriage 
was  three  daughters  and  no  sons.  Their  daughters  were:  Mary 
Elizabeth,  Sarah  Ann  Lewis,  and  Virginia  Edward. 

7  Mary  Elizabeth  Moseley,  daughter  of  Edward  Moseley 
and  his  wife  Judith  Dibrell  Lewis,  born  1826,  married  Reverend 
Thomas  N.  Johnson,  one  of  the  most  distinguished  Baptist  min¬ 
isters  in  Virginia,  who  for  more  than  half  a  century,  was  in  the 
forefront  of  his  profession  and  filled  some  of  the  most  important 
stations  within  the  bounds  of  the  state.  They  had  five  children: 
Sarah  Louisa,  Thomas  Edward,  Ella,  Lafayette  Dibrell,  and 
Mary  Lewis. 

8  Sarah  Louisa  Johnson,  daughter  of  Rev.  Thomas  N. 
Johnson  and  Mary  Elizabeth  Mosely,  married  Rev.  William 
Shipman  of  Nelson  county,  Virginia,  a  gentleman  of  fine  family 
and  high  standing,  both  as  a  man  and  a  minister,  having  filled 
some  of  the  most  important  stations  in  the  State,  having  been 
stationed  at  one  time  at  Richmond. 

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9  Rev.  Thomas  Johnson  Shipman,  oldest  son  of  Rev.  Wil¬ 
liam  Shipman  and  Sarah  Louisa  Johnson,  is  yet  quite  a  young 
man,  only  recently  married.  He  has  been  called  to  appointments 
in  Virginia  and  Kentucky,  and  has  also  served  a  charge  in  Savan" 
nail,  Georgia.  He  is  a  young  man  of  rare  ability  and  promise, 
and  is  in  demand  with  Baptist  congregations. 

7  Sarah  Ann  Lewis  Mosely,  daughter  of  Edward  Mosely 
and  Judith  Dibrell  Lewis,  married  first.  Dr.  Lafayette  Dibrell, 
oldest  son  of  Mr.  Charles  Lee  Dibrell,  then  of  Richmond,  but  af¬ 
terwards  of  Lynchburg,  Virginia.  Doctor  Dibrell  was  a  young 
man  of  rare  attainments  and  deep  piety.  He  had  graduated  with 
distinction  in  his  chosen  profession,  and  gave  promise  of  a  bril¬ 
liant  success,  but  consumption  had  fastened  itself  upon  him  and 
claimed  him  as  its  victim.  He  lived  only  eight  months  after  his 
marriage.  He  died  in  Lynchburg,  Virginia,  February  1847,  aged 
24  years.  He  left  no  issue.  After  the  death  of  Doctor  Dibrell 
his  widow  married  Mr.  John  Abraham  of  Buckingham  county, 
Virginia,  but  moved  soon  thereafter  to  Rockbridge  county,  near 
the  Rockbridge  Alum  Springs.  Mr.  Abraham  was  a  man  of  high 
character  and  sterling  qualities,  and  of  him  it  may  be  said  that 
the  world,  so  far  as  he  come  in  contact  with  it,  was  the  better  by 
his  having  lived  in  it.  One  son  was  the  issue  of  this  marriage, 
Wyckliffe  Yancy  Abraham,  born  about  1850. 

About  1880,  Sarah  Ann  Mosely  was  left  a  widow  a  second 
time  and  in  the  long  interval,  has  followed  her  son,  for  the  most 
part,  in  his  various  homes  as  Baptist  minister,  and  now  still  lives 
at  the  advanced  age  of  77  years,  in  Richmond,  Virginia. 

8  Rev.  Wyckliffe  Yancy  Abraham  married  Miss  Anna 
Broadus,  daughter  of  Rev.  John  A.  Broadus,  formerly  of  Vir¬ 
ginia,  but  for  a  long  time,  and  up  to  his  death,  president  of  the 
Southern  Baptist  Theological  Seminary,  located  first  at  Green¬ 
ville,  South  Carolina,  but  subsequently  removed  to  Louisville, 
Kentucky.  Two  children  blessed  this  union:  John  Abraham,  now 
married  and  doing  business  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  and  Annie 
Louise  who  is  about  12  years  old  and  at  school  in  Richmond,  Vir- 

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ginia.  Mrs.  Abraham  died  about  1895;  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Abra 
ham  died  1903. 

7  Virginia  Edward  Mosely,  youngest  daughter  of  Edward 
Mosely  and  Judith  Lewis,  married  Mr.  John  Armstrong  of  Rock¬ 
bridge  county,  Virginia.  Issue:  William  Mosely  Armstrong, 
Alexander  Lewis  Armstrong,  Percy  Stanly  Armstrong,  Lelia  Jor" 
don  Armstrong,  Sallie  Ann  Armstrong.  Mrs.  Armstrong  when  a 
young  lady  possessed  rare  beauty  and  was  very  much  admired  and 
very  much  courted.  I  remember  seeing  her  at  home,  Goshen,  Vir~ 
ginia,  soon  after  she  was  married,  when  she  was  indeed  a  pic¬ 
ture  for  a  painter;  having  been  left  a  widow  she  removed  to 
Staunton,  Virginia,  about  1885;  where  she  spent  the  remainder 
of  her  days.  She  died  soon  thereafter. 

Susan  Lewis,  daughter  of  William  Lewis  by  his  second  mar¬ 
riage  with  Miss  Glover,  married  a  gentleman  by  the  name  of 
Hocker  of  Buckingham  county,  Virginia,  and  her  son  is  one  of  the 
Superior  Court  Judges  of  Florida. 

Judge  Hocker  married  a  Miss  Venable  of  Virginia,  and  his 
oldest  son,  Wm.  Hocker,  Jr.,  graduated  in  the  law  class  of  1894 
at  the  University  of  Virginia. 

A  daughter  of  Mrs.  Susan  (Lewis)  Hocker  married  Howell 
Venable  of  Virginia.  He  also  removed  to  Florida. 

5  Zachary  Lewis,  son  of  Owen  Lewis,  and  grandson  of  Plan¬ 
ter  John  Lewis  of  Albemarle,  was  born  about  1780.  His  name 
first  appears  on  the  record  of  Albemarle  February  6,  1804,  as  one 
of  the  Executors  of  the  will  of  his  uncle  John  Lewis.  The  perpet" 
uation  of  the  name  Zachary  in  this  family  is  sufficient  proof  of 
the  line  to  which  they  belong  and  if  this  was  not  sufficient  proof 
of  itself,  the  perpetuation  of  the  name  in  other  branches  would 
be  sufficient  corroboration.  Mary,  daughter  of  Planter  John  Lew¬ 
is,  who  married  a  Neville,  named  her  oldest  son  “Zachary  Lewis 
Neville.”  The  fact  that  Planter  John  did  not  perpetuate  the 
name  is  doubtless  owing  to  his  having  only  two  sons.  The  older 
named  after  himself,  and  the  other,  Owen,  no  doubt,  after  his 
father;  but  as  we  have  seen,  the  name  was  very  promptly  revived 
and  has  been  very  faithfully  perpetuated  by  his  descendants. 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


Zachary  Lewis,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  married  Sallie  Patter¬ 
son  of  Buckingham  county,  Virginia,  and  sister  of  Elizabeth  Lee 
Patterson  who  married  William  Lewis  an  older  brother.  These 
sisters  were  granddaughters  of  the  first  Anthony  Dibrell  and 
Elizabeth  Lee,  and  will  be  more  fully  noticed  under  the  head  of 
the  Dibrell  family. 

5  Zachary  Lewis  and  his  wife  Sallie  Patterson  had  six  chil' 
dren  as  follows:  Agnes  Lewis,  Sarah  Lewis,  John  Lewis,  David 
Lewis,  Leannah  Lewis  Zachary  Lewis.  Nothing  is  known  of  any 
except  John  and  Zachary,  and  very  little  is  known  of  them,  al¬ 
though  there  are  many  of  the  name  and  kin  that  can  not  be  traced 
but  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  information  contained  in  these  sketches 
will  enable  others  to  trace  their  lines. 

6  Zachary  R.  Lewis,  fourth  in  line  from  Planter  John  Lew¬ 
is,  is  the  youngest  child  of  Zachary  Lewis  and  Sallie  Patterson. 
In  a  letter  to  me  about  twelve  years  ago  (1893)  he  said:  “Mv 
mother  died  when  I  was  a  baby  and  I  am  now  76  years  old.’’  No 
doubt  he  has  been  gathered  to  his  father’s  ere  this.  On  account 
of  his  advanced  age  he  has  ceased  to  write.  This  letter  was  an 
answer  to  my  inquiries  in  regard  to  his  branch  of  the  family,  and 
gave  more  information  than  I  have  been  able  to  obtain  from  all 
other  sources.  I  have  also  had  very  interesting  and  valuable  let¬ 
ters  from  his  youngest  daughter,  Miss  Mary  Lewis,  who  has  been 
especially  kind  in  answering  my  letters.  The  latest  that  I  had 
from  her  was  a  “Richmond  State’’  containing  an  account  of  her 
marriage  to  Mr.  W.  D.  Patterson,  no  doubt  a  relative.  Mr.  Pat¬ 
terson  is  a  member  of  one  of  the  leading  law  firms  of  Seotts- 
ville,  Virginia. 

6  Mr.  Lewis  married  Miss  Mary  Garth  of  Albemarle,  one 
of  the  wealthiest  families  of  that  county.  Issue:  Howell  Lew¬ 
is,  William  Lewis,  Zachary  Lewis,  John  ,  Sallie,  Mary  and  Hen¬ 
ry  Lewis.  Their  postoffice  address  is  Howardsville,  Nelson 
county,  Virginia. 

6  John  Owen  Lewis,  son  of  Zachary  Lewis  and  Sallie  Pat¬ 
terson,  and  hence  brother  of  the  last  named  Zachary,  married 
twice  and  left  ten  children.  This  much  we  learned  in  a  general 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


way  from  his  brother,  but  we  have  not  been  able  to  obtain  any 
thing  definite,  either  in  regard  to  his  marriages  or  his  descend¬ 
ants.  It  is  to  be  hoped,  however,  that  this  reference  will  meet 
the  eye  of  some  of  them,  and  serve  the  purpose,  at  least,  of  di¬ 
recting  their  attention  to  their  ancient  and  honorable  as  well  as 
distinguished  ancestry. 


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JOHN  LEWIS  OF  HENRICO. 


This  is  another  distinct  head  of  the  Lewis  families  in  Vir¬ 
ginia,  and  is  so  distinctively  designated.  Every  circumstance  by 
which  he  was  surrounded  goes  to  show  that  he  had  no  connection, 
or  even  intimate  association  with  any  of  the  name  who  came  to 
Virginia  in  the  seventeenth  century,  or  with  Irish  John  Lewis 
who  came  later.  This  John  Lewis  first  appears  on  the  records 
of  Henrico  in  i860  and,  as  subsequent  events  show,  was  quite 
a  young  man  at  that  time;  therefore  he  could  not  have  been  a 
brother  of  Robert  of  Gloucester  who  was  more  than  forty  years 
older,  nor  could  he  have  been  a  son,  as  Robert’s  son,  John,  his 
marriage  and  descendants,  are  fully  accounted  for;  So  is  John 
the  brother  of  Zachary  and  John,  of  Hanover,  while  Irish  John 
is  too  remote  to  be  taken  into  consideration. 

Whatever  may  be  said  of  the  identity  of  the  different 
branches  of  the  Lewis  family,  or  of  their  relationship,  one  thing 
is  certain:  so  far  as  their  American  history  is  concerned,  there 
is  no  means  of  tracing  this  identity  or  of  establishing  the  rela¬ 
tionship.  Nearly  one  hundred  years  intervened  between  the  arriv¬ 
al  of  General  Robert  Lewis  and  Irish  John,  while  the  arrivals 
of  the  other  occurred  at  such  intervals,  as  to  preclude  the  idea 
of  identity  of  interest  or  concert  of  action  on  the  part  of  any 
of  them. 

It  is  a  generally  conceded  fact,  or  at  least,  proposition,  that 
all  of  them  sprung  from  the  same  stock,  but  this  doubtless  had 
its  foundation  in  a  generally  accepted  tradition,  but  while  tra¬ 
dition  is  valuable  to  the  extent  that  it  gives  rise  to  inquiry  and  in¬ 
vestigation;  with  no  confirmation  of  this  tradition,  we  shall  con¬ 
tinue,  as  we  have  started  out,  to  treat  them  separately. 

However  distinct  these  respective  families  or  their  respec¬ 
tive  heads  may  have  been  when  they  first  set  out  on  their  American 

155 


GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


life,  or  how  long  they  may  have  remained  so  after  settling  down 
in  their  new  homes,  it  is  nevertheless  true  that,  in  the  lapse  of 
time,  the  intermarriages  between  the  respective  branches  have 
been  so  numerous  as  to  largely  merge  them  into  each  other. 

John  Lewis  of  Henrico  seems  to  have  been  entirely  lost  sight 
of  not  only  by  other  genealogists,  but  by  his  own  descendants. 
Like  “Planter”  John  Lewis  of  Albemarle,  I  claim  “John  of  Hen' 
rico”  by  right  of  discovery,  for  I  virtually  dug  him  out  from 
among  a  mass  of  Henrico  records  where  he  had  been  lost  to  his 
own  posterity  for  more  than  one  hundred  years.  When  in  1892, 
I  was  in  search  of  Lewis  history  among  the  Virginia  records, 
I  very  naturally,  when  in  Richmond,  repaired  first  to  the  rooms 
of  the  Secretary  of  the  Virginia  Historical  Society.  Doctor 
Brock,  who  was  then  secretary,  and  who  had  just  spent  years  in 
reviving  Virginia  genealogies,  and  to  some  extent,  made  a  spec¬ 
ialty  of  the  Lewis  family,  although  his  office  was  within  six  or 
eight  squares  of  the  Henrico  Court  House,  where  the  clerk’s  of¬ 
fice  containing  the  records,  was  open  to  his  inspection,  did  not 
know  of  the  existence  of  this  John  Lewis.  The  records  show, 
and  the  character  and  standing  of  his  descents  confirm,  that 
John  Lewis  of  Henrico  was  no  obscure  man  in  his  day  and  gen¬ 
eration.  He  died,  however,  at  the  age  of  forty-five  in  the  prime 
of  his  usefulness.  He  is  described  on  the  records  as  being  from 
Wales,  and  was  therefore  a  direct  emigrant. 

The  records  of  Henrico  shows  that  the  estate  of  John  Lewis 
was  finally  wound  up  in  1689  and  that  his  widow  married  a  sec¬ 
ond  time,  hence,  it  follows  that  he  died  about  1686.  They  also 
show  that  he  died  intestate;  that  he  left  two  children — son  and 
daughter — William  and  Sarah;  that  Sarah  was  a  minor  at  the 
time  of  her  father’s  death  and  that  her  brother  William  qualified 
as  her  guardian  in  1689;  that  the  widow  of  John  Lewis  married 
a  second  time,  Samuel  Trottman  in  1688,  which  no  doubt  ac¬ 
counts  for  William  Lewis  qualifying  as  his  sister’s  guardian  in 
1689-  Nothing  further  is  known  of  the  widow  of  this  John  Lew' 
is,  or  of  his  minor  daughter  Sarah,  as  they  appear  no  more  on 
the  records. 


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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


2  William  Lewis,  only  son  of  John  Lewis  of  Henrico,  was 
born  1660,  as  shown  by  a  deposition  made  by  him  in  1679  in 
which  he  describes  himself  as  nineteen  years  old  and  as  shown  by 
his  nuncupative  will,  made  December  24,  1706,  and  proven  May 
1,  1707,  upon  the  evidence  of  George  Payne  and  Elizabeth 
Johnson.  He  died  December  25,  1706. 

“nuncupative  will  of  william  lewis. 

“At  a  court  held  at  Varna  for  ye  County  of  Henrico.  The 
first  day  of  May,  1707-  Present  Her  Majesty’s  Justices: 

“That  upon  ye  24th  day  of  December  in  Ye  year  of  our 
Lord  1706,  Wm.  Lewis  did,  lying  very  sick,  but  of  perfect  mind 
and  memory,  declare  the  manner  and  form  of  will  in  disposing 
of  his  worldly  estate  viz.:  He  allotted  to  hiseldestson,  John  Lew¬ 
is,  the  plantation  whereon  he  lived,  one  hundred  acres  of  land 
purchased  of  Wm.  Porter,  Jr.,  one  hundred  acres  of  land  upon 
the  north  side  of  Whiteoak  Swamp.  He  allotted  to  his  two  sons, 
William  and  Joseph  Lewis,  two  hundred  acres  of  land  upon  a 
place  known  by  the  name  of  the  ‘Runs,’  with  a  parcel  of  land  ly¬ 
ing  upon  the  ‘Whiteoak  swamp’  and  ‘Deep  Run’  to  be  divided  be¬ 
tween  them,  but  withall,  would  wish  that  his  son  John  should 
have  the  privilege  of  carrying  and  keeping  a  stock  of  hogs  and 
cattle,  and  of  getting  timber  for  his  own  use,  upon  the  said  Wil¬ 
liam  and  Joseph’s  land  lying  upon  the  Whiteoak  ‘Swamp  and 
Deep  Run.’ 

“He  disposed  of  all  the  residue  of  his  estate  to  his  wife, 
adding  concerning  his  children,  that  they  were  her  children  as 
well  as  his,  and  for  that  reason  doubted  not  but  that  she  would  do 
as  well  for  them  as  he  would  do  if  in  her  place;  therefore  he 
would  give  nothing  from  her,  but  leave  all  to  her  disposal.  The 
words  or  the  same  in  effect,  were  declared  and  publicly  spoken 
by  the  deceased  the  day  and  year  abovewritten  in  the  presence 
of  George  Payne  and  Elizabeth  Johnson  who  are  ready  to  evi¬ 
dence  and  testify  the  same  if  required,  in  behalf  of  the  deceas¬ 
ed’s  wife. 


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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


“Henrico  county  May  ffirst  Anno:  1707:  Presented  to  the 
County  Court  by  Elizabeth  Lewis  relict  of  the  deceased  William 
Lewis,  and  proved  by  George  Payne  and  Elizabeth  Johnson,  who 
upon  oath  declared  that  the  words  (or  the  same  in  effect)  in  the 
above  said  will  or  writing,  expressed,  were  declared  and  publicly 
spoken  by  the  said  William  Lewis  in  their  presence  and  hearing 
the  day  before  his  death,  and  that  he  was  at  the  same  time  of 
perfect  mind  and  memory,  to  the  best  of  their  judgments,  where¬ 
fore,  on  the  motion  of  the  said  Elizabeth  Lewis,  it  is  ordered  that 
the  same  be  entered  on  record. 

“Teste.  “James  Cocke, 

“Clerk  of  Court.’’ 

Of  the  many  “Quaint  and  Curious  Volumes  of  Forgotten 
Lore,”  through  which  I  have  had  to  search  in  quest  of  gen¬ 
ealogical  information,  this  is  the  only  specimen  of  its  kind  that 
has  fallen  under  my  observation.  Nuncupative  wills  were  recog¬ 
nized  by  the  English  law  for  hundreds  of  years,  and  as  a  matter 
of  learning  in  the  pursuit  of  the  law,  we  have  been  familiar  with 
them  through  a  lifetime  of  literary  pursuit,  but  this  is  the  only 
one  that  I  have  even  found  on  record. 

This  will  shows  that  Wm.  Lewis  left  three  sons,  John,  Wil¬ 
liam  and  Joseph,  but  while  he  may  have  left  daughters  to  be  pro¬ 
vided  for  out  of  property  left  to  his  wife,  no  daughters  are  men¬ 
tioned. 

3  John  Lewis,  oldest  son  of  Wm.  Lewis,  appears  on  the 
records  of  Goochland,  but  there  is  no  record  evidence  that  he 
married  in  that  county.  He  disappears,  however,  from  the  rec¬ 
ords  of  Goochland  and  reappears  at  different  times  on  the  rec¬ 
ords  of  Loudon,  Berkeley  and  the  border  counties  of  Maryland. 
His  identity  is  unmistakable  and  the  best  evidence  is  that  he 
married  a  daughter  of  Jacob  Woodson  of  Goochland.  He  had 
a  son  Jacob  and  this  Jacob  Lewis  had  a  son  who  was  an  officer 
in  the  Revolutionary  army  from  Berkeley  county,  Virginia,  or  it 
is  more  than  probable  that  Jacob  himself  was  an  officer  in  the 
army. 


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3  William  Lewis,  the  second  son  of  Wm.  Lewis  and  grand¬ 
son  of  John  of  Henrico,  had  his  residence  in  that  county,  while 
John  and  Joseph  are  shown  to  be  residents  of  Goochland.  It 
is  not  known  whether  the  last  two  removed  to  Goochland,  or  were 
simply  cut  off  from  Henrico  by  the  formation  of  Goochland,  that 
county  having  been  cut  off  from  Henrico;  most  probable  the  lat¬ 
ter.  Nothing  further  is  known  of  him  than  that  he  was  the  sec¬ 
ond  son  of  William,  Sr.,  and  is  found  on  the  records  of  Henrico 
in  the  transfer  of  titles  to  lands.  It  is  not  known  that  he  ever 
married,  or  if  he  did  he  left  no  descendants  that  are  known. 

3  Joseph  Lewis,  youngest  son  of  William  Lewis  Sr.  and 
grandson  of  John  of  Henrico,  and  his  descendants  have  firmly 
planted  him  in  the  minds  of  posterity  and  in  the  history  of  the 
country.  The  will  of  Joseph  Lewis,  of  record  in  Goochland 
county  Virginia,  1783,  shows  that  he  had  seven  children.  Three 
sons  and  four  daughters  as  follows:  John  Lewis,  William  Lew¬ 
is,  Joseph  Lewis,  Elizabeth  RoBards,  Sarah  Bedford,  and  Ann 
Mosely;  and  grandchildren  named  Cocke — Susan  Cocke  and 
James  Cocke.  It  will  be  seen  that  all  of  his  daughters  had  mar¬ 
ried  and  one  had  doubtless  died.  Of  all  of  these  children  no  def¬ 
inite  trace  of  any  of  the  descendants  can  be  found,  except  one 
or  two  of  John  and  Elizabeth  RoBards. 

4  John  Lewis  of  Goochland,  great-grandson  of  John  Lewis 
of  Henrico,  and  son  of  the  above  Joseph  Lewis,  born  about  1735, 
married  about  17 55,  Mildred  Lewis,  daughter  of  Robert  Lewis 
of  Belvoir,  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  and  is  the  Major  John 
Lewis,  mentioned  in  the  will  of  Robert  Lewis  as  “the  husband 
of  my  daughter  Mildred.” 

So  completely  had  John  Lewis  of  Henrico  been  lost  to  the 
Virginia  genealogists  that,  notwithstanding,  one  of  his  great- 
granddaughters  had  married  a  member  of  the  distinguished 
Cocke  family  and  another  a  RoBards,  two  of  the  wealthiest  and 
most  influential  families  of  Virginia  all  previous  genealogists 
have  utterly  failed  to  locate  Major  John  Lewis,  who  married 
Mildred  of  Belvoir.  They  persisted  in  claiming  that  he  was  a 
son  of  Zachary  Lewis  and  Mary  Waller,  but  when  it  was  proven 

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that  this  John  had  married  Ann  Lewis,  another  daughter  of 
Robert  of  Belvoir,  they  turned  us  loose  being  compelled  to  give 
up  the  claim,  and  if  they  did  not  accept  our  solution,  they  at 
least  withdrew  their  objections. 

It  was  not  because  John  of  Henrico  was  not  a  man  who  was 
fully  the  peer  of  his  fellows,  nor  because  his  descendants  did  not 
measure  up  to  the  full  standard  of  their  surroundings,  but  be¬ 
cause  the  Gloucester  family  owing  to  a  combination  of  circum¬ 
stances,  and  an  overpowering  concentration  of  conditions,  simply 
overshadowed  all  of  the  other  Lewises.  It  is  true  there  was  no 
such  thing  as  keeping  them  down,  but  whenever  a  Lewis  did  any¬ 
thing  to  attract  attention  of  the  public,  or  distinguished  himself 
in  any  way  in  the  departments  of  life,  no  one  made  any  attempt 
to  locate  him,  or  stopped  to  ask  any  questions  about  him,  but 
without  making  any  inquiries,  assigned  him  at  once  to  the  ranks 
of  the  Warner  Hall  family. 

Whether  Robert  Lewis  of  Gloucester  was  an  officer  in  the 
English  army,  with  the  rank  of  general,  or  not  or  whether  he  had 
a  grant  from  the  Crown  for  33,333  1-3  acres  of  land  such  was 
his  reputation,  and  such  was  the  wealth,  influence  and  success 
of  his  immediate,  and  many  of  his  more  remote  descendants, 
in  all  of  the  departments  of  life,  they,  and  the  public  generally 
were  prepared  to  accept  his  reputation  at  face  value;  and  when 
his  grandson  and  Lawrence  Washington  had  married  the  daugh¬ 
ter  of  the  speaker  of  the  House  of  Burgeses  and  member  of  the 
Royal  Council,  and  John  Lewis  had  himself  become  a  member 
of  the  Royal  Council,  the  early  history  of  Robert  Lewis  of 
Brecon,  Wales,  was  readily  accepted;  and  when  his  descendants 
become  identified  with  Washington  and  Jefferson,  and  the  lead¬ 
ing  men  of  the  country  generally,  and  indeed  had  become  leaders 
themselves,  all  of  the  Lewises,  if  not  swallowed  up  were,  at  least 
overshadowed  by  the  Warner  Hall  family.  It  is  true  that  many 
of  the  name  in  Virginia,  who  were  in  no  way  related  to  that  fam¬ 
ily,  or  to  each  other,  were  equally  distinguished  in  civil  and  mil¬ 
itary  affairs,  but  the  public  did  not  stop  to  draw  the  distinction, 

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and  so  the  Virginia  Lewises,  were  all  bunched  together  under  one 
gerieral  head. 

Major  John  Lewis,  son  of  Joseph  Lewis  of  Goochland,  was 
the  great-grandson  of  John  of  Henrico,  as  shown  by  the  records 
of  that  county  and  of  Goochland.  Robert  Lewis  of  Belvoir  men¬ 
tions  Major  John  Lewis  in  his  will  as  “husband  of  my  daughter 
Mildred,”  and  I  find  him  on  the  records  of  Albemarle  with  his 
wife  Mildred,  described  as  John  Lewis  of  Goochland.  The  will 
of  this  John  Lewis  is  of  record  in  the  county  of  Goochland, 
1796.  His  wife  had  evidently  died  previously,  as  no  wife  is 
mentioned.  He  mentions  three  sons:  John,  William,  and  Jo¬ 
seph.  William,  however,  had  previously  died.  His  daughters 
had  all  married  previous  to  the  making  of  the  will  and  are  as 
follows:  Ann  Mosely,  Elizabeth  Halsy,  Mary  Atkisson,  and 

Sarah  Mann. 

We  have  no  definite  account  of  the  descendants  of  Major 
John  Lewis  and  Mildred  of  Belvoir.  Enough,  however,  is  known 
to  establish  the  fact  that,  for  the  most  part,  they  emigrated  to 
Kentucky.  Mr.  Thomas  M.  Green  is  authority  for  the  assertion 
that  Joseph,  their  youngest  son,  removed  to  Kentucky  and  was 
the  ancestor  of  Judge  Joseph  Lewis  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  that 
State.  Mr.  John  Lewis  RoBards  of  Hannibal,  Missouri,  con¬ 
firms  this  statement. 

Elizabeth  Lewis,  daughter  of  Joseph  Lewis  of  Goochland 
and  sister  of  John  who  married  Mildred  Lewis  of  Belvoir,  mar¬ 
ried  a  RoBards  as  shown  by  her  father’s  will. 

Mr.  John  Lewis  RoBards  of  Hannibal,  Missouri,  with  whom 
I  have  corresponded,  has  given  me  much  valuable  information. 
From  him  I  learn  that  Elizabeth  Lewis,  who  was  his  great¬ 
grandmother,  was  married  September  6,  1781,  and  that  her  hus¬ 
band,  his  great-grandfather,  was  William  RoBards,  Jr.,  and  that 
the  later  generation  of  their  family  had  chosen  to  employ  a  cap¬ 
ital  B  in  the  second  syllable  of  their  name  in  order  to  preclude 
the  possibility  of  its  being  confounded  with  “Roberts,”  which  he 
considered  commonplace,  to  say  the  least.  From  him  I  also  learn 
that  Captain  George  RoBards  of  the  Revolutionary  army  was  a 
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son  of  Elizabeth  Lewis  RoBards,  and  was  his  grandfather.  He 
also  says  that  his  grandmother  was  Elizabeth  Barbour  Sampson, 
daughter  of  Anne  Sampson,  so  that  it  appears  that  Captain 
George  RoBards  of  the  Revolutionary  army,  married  Elizabeth 
Barbour  Sampson,  and  that  all  through  this  remarkable  family, 
the  most  conclusive  proof  of  the  highest  family  alliances  are  to 
be  found. 


READE,  WARNER,  WASHINGTON. 


The  three  names  which  head  this  page  are  taken  up  at  this 
point  in  connection  with  the  Lewis  family  of  Warner  Hall  be¬ 
cause  of  their  intimate  association  with  that  family,  and  a  short 
review  of  them  is  important  to  a  better  understanding  of  these 
associations. 

The  first  clue  to  the  English  ancestry  of  George  Reade  was 
the  fact,  shown  by  several  letters  in  the  first  volume,  English 
Calendar  Colonial  State  papers,  that  he  had  a  brother,  Robert 
Reade,  who  was  private  secretary  to  Sir  Francis  Windebank, 
secretary  of  State  during  the  reign  of  Charles  the  first;  from 
which  it  was  ascertained  that  George  Reade  was  a  descendant 
of  the  Reades  of  Facombe  in  the  county  of  Southampton. 

Andrew  Reade  of  Facombe  married  Miss  -  Cook  and 

had  five  sons;  Henry,  Robert,  George,  John,  and  Andrew,  and 
four  daughters,  names  not  given. 

Robert  Reade,  the  second  son  of  Andrew  Reade  and  Miss 
Cook  who  lived  at  Lenkenholdt,  married  three  times.  His  third 
wife  was  Mildred,  daughter  of  Sir  Thomas  Windebank,  of 
“Haines  Hill,”  Parish  of  Hurst,  Berkshire,  who  was  clerk  of 
the  signet  of  Elizabeth  and  James. 

George  Reade,  as  is  seen,  was  a  grandson  of  Andrew  Reade 
and  Miss  Cook  and  son  of  Robert  Reade  and  Mildred  Winde¬ 
bank.  The  will  of  Andrew  Reade,  grandfather  of  George 
Reade,  bears  date  October  2,  1619,  with  a  codicil  November  15, 
1621,  and  was  proved  October  24,  1623. 

Robert  Reade  and  Mildred  Windeband  had  five  sons:  An¬ 
drew,  William,  Dr.  Thomas,  Robert  who  was  secretary  to  his  un¬ 
cle,  Sir  Francis  Windebank,  and  George  who  came  to  Virginia 
in  1637.  Robert  Reade’s  will  was  dated  September  23,  1626. 

George  came  to  Virginia  in  1637,  and  is  mentioned  several 
times  in  vol.  1,  Calendar  of  Colonial  State  papers.  He  was  a 

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friend  and  adherent  of  Governor  Harvey  and  secretary  Kemp. 
Mr.  Thomas  M.  Green  of  Danville,  Kentucky,  one  of  the  best  in¬ 
formed  genealogists  in  the  country,  says  of  George  Reader 
“Among  others  of  the  younger  sons  of  the  English  nobility  who 
sought  to  improve  their  fortunes  in  the  Colony  of  Virginia,  was 
George  Reade  whose  sole  importance  to  history  consisted  in  the 
fact  that  he  was  probably  the  first  ancestor  of  General  Washing¬ 
ton  who  ventured  to  cross  the  Atlantic,  and  that  it  was  from  him 
that  the  first  and  greatest  of  Americans  derived  his  given  name. 
This  George  Reade  was  brother  to  Robert  Reade  who  was  private 
secretary  to  Sir  Francis  Windebank,  secretary  of  State  to  the 
first  Charles  of  England.  The  fact  appears  from  letters  writ¬ 
ten  to  him  by  Edward  Norgate,  dated  from  the  king’s  army  at 
Berwick,  May  29,  1 639,  and  published  in  the  ‘Life  and  Times 
of  Charles  the  first,’  and  from  several  letters  to  him  in  Sarns- 
burg’s  Calendar  of  State  papers,  1654-1 660. 

The  exact  year  of  Reade’s  departure  from  England  is  not 
known,  but  letters  written  by  him  in  1637  state  that  he  was  still 
at  the  governor’s  house,  and  that  he  had  received  many  favors 
from  him,  from  which  it  is  clear  that  he  had  been  in  America 
some  time  previous  to  that.  The  governor  referred  to  was  John 
Harvey,  and  while  Harvey’s  secretary  (Richard  Kemp)  was  ab¬ 
sent  in  England,  Reade  was  secretary  of  the  Colony.  And  Har¬ 
vey,  either  having  been  called  to  England  or  finding  it  to  his 
interest  to  go  without  being  called,  went  to  England  before 
Kemp’s  return;  and,  hence,  during  this  interregnum,  so  to  speak, 
Reade  was  acting  governor  of  the  colony  and  whether  appointed 
by  the  Crown  or  not,  he  was  recognized  for  the  time.  The  his¬ 
tories  of  the  times,  loosely  thrown  together  make  no  mention  of 
Reade,  but  the  data  is  amply  sustained  by  the  records  and  borne 
out  by  Hennings  Statutes  at  large.  George  Reade  was  member 
of  The  House  of  Burgesses  from  James  City  county,  1649,  and 
for  York  1656,  and  member  of  King’s  Council  from  1657  to 
1671,  or  until  his  death.  (Hennings  Statutes  at  Large,  vol.  1, 
pp.  358,  414,  421,  429,  432.  He  married  Elizabeth  Martian 
(pronounced  Marchen),  daughter  of  Captain  Nicholas  Martian, 

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and  had  five  children,  four  sons  and  one  daughter:  Robert 
Reade,  Benjamin  Reade,  Francis  Reade,  Thomas  Reade  married 
Lucy  Gwynn,  Mildred  Reade  married  Speaker  Augustine  War¬ 
ner.  George  Reade,  as  has  been  seen,  died  in  1671  and  his  will 
was  admitted  to  record  at  Yorktown  in  November  of  the  same 
year. 

Thomas  Reade,  youngest  son  of  George  Reade,  married  Lu¬ 
cy  Gwynn,  granddaughter  of  Col.  Hugh  Gwynn,  left  a  large 
family  of  children,  only  six,  however  of  whom  are  known  to  his¬ 
tory:  Col.  Clement  Reade,  born  January  1707;  Thomas  Reade, 
born  1697  died  1739;  John  Reade,  born  at  Munster,  in  King  and 
Queen;  Lucy  Reade,  born  1701,  married  John  Dixon;  Mildred 
Reade,  married  Major  Phillip  Roots;  Mary  Reade  married  Mor- 
dica  Throckmorton. 

Colonel  Clement  Reade,  or  Read  was  born  in  Virginia,  Jan¬ 
uary  1,  1707.  Was  left  an  orphan  before  he  was  twelve  years  of 
age.  John  Robinson  of  King  and  Queen  county,  known  as 
“President”  Robinson,  was  his  guardian  and  superintended  his 
education,  which  was  completed  at  William  and  Mary  College, 
Williamsburg,  Virginia.  He  was  given  a  legal  education  and 
qualified  as  an  attorney  in  Brunswick,  Goochland  and  Albemarle 
counties.  On  May  5,  1746,  he  was  appointed  clerk  of  Lunen- 
berg  county.  The  comity  had  just  been  formed  and  he  was  the 
first  clerk,  which  office  he  held  until  his  death,  seventeen  years 
later.  He  was  a  member  of  the  House  of  Burgesses  from  1748 
to  1758.  He  married  Mary  Hill,  daughter  of  Wm.  Hill  and 
granddaughter  of  Governor  Edmund  Jennings,  and  they  had 
eight  children ;  five  sons  and  three  daughters.  His  eldest  son 
Clement,  Jr.,  was  born  in  1736.  He  married  1757,  Mary  Nash, 
eldest  daughter  of  Judge  John  Nash,  who  was  chairman  of  the 
Safety  Committee. 

Clement  Read,  Jr.,  and  his  wife,  Mary  Nash,  had  five  chil¬ 
dren — Clement,  who  was  a  lieutenant  in  the  Revolutionary  Army, 
died  in  Richmond,  Virginia,  at  the  age  of  21  years;  Mary,  who 
married  Robert  Bedford,  moved  west  and  died  in  1803.  John 
Nash  who  served  under  General  Green  at  Guilford 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


Court  House,  Cowpens,  etc,  married  three  times — his  first  wife, 
Elizabeth  Julia  Spencer,  first  cousin  to  President  Jefferson,  eld¬ 
est  daughter  of  Sion  and  Mary  Spencer.  By  this  marriage  he 
had  twelve  children,  nine  of  whom  died  early  in  life.  His  son, 
Sion  Spencer,  married  1819,  Hardenia  Spencer  and  had  eight 
children,  four  of  whom  died  without  issue.  His  daughter  Laura 
married  Harrison  Barksdale  of  Yazoo  City,  Mississippi,  and  had 
a  large  family.  His  son,  John  Thomas,  married  Laurena  Caro¬ 
line  Rankin,  daughter  of  David  Rankin  of  Jasper,  Tennessee, 
and  had  five  children:  Laura,  who  married  Samuel  McCall  and 
had  one  son,  Alpheus  Wright;  Mary,  who  married  W.  W.  Fra- 
ter  and  had  four  children — Mary,  Caroline,  Hannah  and  Eliza¬ 
beth;  Hallie,  married  Rev.  H.  H.  Sneed  and  had  John,  Nellie, 
Samuel,  Carrie,  Harrison,  William  and  Robert;  Samuel  Robert¬ 
son  of  Chattanooga,  Tennessee,  married  Lizzie  H.  Sims  and  had 
four  children — Mary  Hill,  Elizabeth  Nash,  Margaret  and  Sims: 
Carrie  Rankin,  married  Letcher  Pickens  and  had  John  and 
Henry. 

Harriet,  daughter  of  Sion  Spencer  Read,  married  Samuel 
Pennybaker  and  had  several  children. 

Dr.  Cronin  Read,  son  of  Sion  Spencer  Read,  married  Ada 
Sally  and  had  John  and  Eulerah.  Is  now  living  in  Arkansas. 

Dr.  Thomas  Hill  Read,  son  of  Sion  and  Mary  Read,  mar¬ 
ried  a  Miss  Allen  of  Decatur,  Illinois,  and  had  two  sons  and  five 
daughters. 

Elizabeth  Julia,  daughter  of  Sion  and  Mary  Read,  married 
David  E.  Allen  and  left  one  daughter,  Laura,  now  living  in  Chi¬ 
cago. 

John  Nash  Read,  by  his  second  marriage  (Elizabeth  Fisher 
Nash),  had  two  children,  one  of  whom  died  early  and  the  other, 
James  Allen,  married  a  Miss  Lannon  and  had  nine  children. 

John  Nash  Read  married,  for  his  third  wife,  Mary  Barks¬ 
dale  and  had  ten  children  the  greater  number  of  whom  died  early 
in  life.  One  son,  Nathaniel  Barksdale,  married  Margaret  Jane 
Bryan  and  had  a  son,  Edwin  Randolph,  now  living  in  Texas, 
who  married  and  had  a  large  family. 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


Col.  Clement  Read’s  second  son,  Thomas,  married  Elizabeth 
Nash,  and  they  had  a  daughter,  Peggy,  who  died  about  the  year 
1815,  unmarried.  A  third  son,  Isaac,  married  Sarah  Embrey. 
This  son,  Isaac  Read,  built  a  home  in  Charlotte  county,  Virginia, 
and  called  it  “Greenfield.”  He  was  a  colonel  in  the  Revolution¬ 
ary  War.  They  had  three  children,  Clement,  Priscilla  and  Isaac. 
Clement  was  a  minister,  married  a  Miss  Edmunds  and  they  had 
eleven  children ;  Priscilla  married  Captain  Charles  Scott  and  had 
eight  children ;  Isaac,  the  youngest  son,  married  Anna  Mayo 
Venable  and  had  nine  children. 

Edmund,  the  fourth  son  of  Col.  Clement  Read,  was  a  major 
in  the  Revolutionary  War  and  married,  first,  a  Miss  Lewis,  and 
second,  a  Miss  Cabel.  He  died  without  issue. 

Jonathan,  the  fifth  son  of  Col.  Clement  Read,  married  Miss 
Jane  Lewis  daughter  of  John  Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether  Lewis 
of  Warner  Hall  and  left  a  large  family  in  Virginia. 

Margaret,  the  eldest  daughter  of  Col.  Clement  Read,  married 
Judge  Paul  Carrington  and  left  a  large  family.  Mary,  second 
daughter,  married  Thomas  Nash;  Annie,  third  daughter,  mar¬ 
ried,  first  a  Mr.  Jamieson,  and  second,  Richard  Elliott. 

It  is  claimed  however  by  the  best  genealogical  authority,  in¬ 
cluding  Dr.  Lyon  G.  Tyler,  editor  of  William  and  Mary  Quar¬ 
terly,  that  Col.  Clement  Reade.  first  Clerk  of  Lunenburg  county, 
Virginia,  born  1707  was  a  son  of  this  Thomas  Reade.  Mr  Thomas 
M.  Green  says  of  the  three  other  sons  of  George  Reade,  of  whom 
less  is  known  than  of  Thomas,  that  they  were  of  local  promi¬ 
nence.  and  their  descendants  numerous  and  noteworthy.  He  says 
that  Benjamin  owned  the  land  on  which  the  Assembly  in  1601, 
ordered  the  town  of  York  to  be  built,  and  that  his  sons  were  con¬ 
spicuous  in  church  matters  in  Gloucester  county. 

Scotch  Tom  Nelson,  the  first  of  that  name  so  celebrated  and 
so  highly  honored  in  Virginia,  married  a  lady  of  this  family  and 
name.  But  it  is  with  the  daughter  of  George  Reade,  Mildred  by 
name,  who  married  Augustine  Warner,  that  this  sketch  has  to 
do,  that  is  to  say,  with  her  descendants  more  especially. 

Augustine  Warner  of  Gloucester  countv,  who  married  Mil- 

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dred  Reade,  was  a  son  of  Captain  Augustine  Warner  of  the  En¬ 
glish  army,  whose  name  first  appears  on  the  Virginia  records,  in 
connection  with  that  of  Mary,  his  wife,  as  entering  a  tract  of 
2,500  acres  of  land  about  the  branches  of  old  Chesscaketown, 
South  side  of  Pianketank  river,  October  26,  1652.  They  had 
however,  lived  in  Virginia  some  years  previous  to  that  time,  as 
the  young  Augustine  Warner  was  born  in  Virginia  1642.  It  was 
a  fashion  as  well  as  a  necessity  with  the  wealthier  Virginians  to 
send  their  oldest  sons  to  England  to  be  educated,  and  thither 
went  the  younger  Augustine  Warner,  who,  in  1657,  was  entered 
on  the  books  of  the  Merchant  Tailors  School,  London,  as  Augus- 
time,  eldest  son  of  Augustine  Warner,  gentlemen,  born  in 
Virginia,  October  20,  1642.  Matriculating  at  Cambridge 

and  returning  to  Virginia,  he  was  elected  to  the  House  of  Bur¬ 
gesses  from  Gloucester  as  early  as  1666,  whence  he  passed  to  the 
Royal  Council  under  Sir  Wm.  Berkley  in  1676.  He  was  Speaker 
of  the  House  of  Burgesses,  of  the  assembly  which  had  succeeded 
the  one  that  had  been  in  existence  from  1666  to  1676  which 
Berkley  was  forced,  by  Bacon’s  Rebellion,  to  dissolve,  and  to  is¬ 
sue  writs  for  a  new  election.  It  was  at  the  bar  of  the  assembly 
presided  over  by  this  Augustine  Warner  that  Bacon  knelt,  con¬ 
fessing  himself  “guilty  of  unlawful  and  mutinous  practices,  and 
promised,  if  pardoned,  to  demean  himself  dutifully,  faithfully 
and  peaceably.”  The  military  title  of  Augustine  Warner,  was, 
“Colonel  Commanding  the  Militia  of  Gloucester,”  but  he  is  bet¬ 
ter  known  in  history  as  “Speaker  Augustine  Warner,”  from  the 
fact  that  he  was  so  long  speaker  of  the  House  of  Burgesses. 

Col  (or  Speaker)  Augustine  Warner  and  Mildred  Reade 
had  three  sons  and  three  daughters.  None  of  the  sons  ever  mar¬ 
ried.  The  daughters,  Mildred,  Mary  and  Elizabeth,  married 
respectively  Lawrence  Washington,  John  Smith  “of  Purton,” 
and  Councilor  John  Lewis,  who  was  the  son  of  John  Lewis  and 
Isabella  Warner  and  the  grandson  of  General  Robert  Lewis  of 
Brecon,  Wales.  These  were  the  immediate  ancestors  of  the  Lew¬ 
is  family  of  Warner  Hall,  and  their  three  sons,  John  of  Warner 
Hall,  Charles  of  the  Byrd,  and  Robert  of  Belvoir,  were  the  re- 

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spective  heads  of  that  numerous  family  which  now  numbers  many 
hundreds  and  are  scattered  over  many  States.  The  descendants 
of  Elizabeth  Warner  Lewis,  or  at  least  many  of  them,  will  be 
found  in  this  book  under  the  three  respective  heads  mentioned 
above. 

Mildred,  oldest  daughter  of  Speaker  Augustine  Warner,  as 
seen  above,  married  Lawrence  Washington  and  hence  was  the  an¬ 
cestor  of  General  George  Washington  and  others  of  that  distin¬ 
guished  family. 

Later  than  George  Reade  and  Captain  Warner  there  came 
to  Virginia  two  brothers,  John  and  Lawrence  Washington.  They 
were  sturdy  Royalists,  men  of  education,  fair  estates,  and  ex¬ 
cellent  social  connections  in  England.  This  was  about  1657.  At 
the  date  of  the  emigration  they  were  men  of  middle  age  and  both 
widowers,  Lawrence,  having  a  daughter  who  had  married  in  En¬ 
gland.  By  his  will,  February  26,  1675,  and  proved  January  10, 
1677,  Lawrence  Washington  bequeathed  his  whole  estate  in  Eng¬ 
land  to  his  daughter,  Mary,  she  being  the  child  of  the  first  wife 
that  he  had  buried  there,  while  to  his  American  wife,  and  to 
John  and  Ann,  his  children  by  her,  he  left  all  the  handsome 
property  he  had  accumulated  in  Virginia. 

Henceforth,  all  that  can  be  traced  to  this  Lawrence  Wash¬ 
ington  directly,  disappears  from  history.  Yet  General  Washing¬ 
ton,  in  hisi  letter  to  Sir  Isaac  Heard,  states  that  his  descendants 
were  numerous. 

From  this  Lawrence  Washington  came  Bailey  Washington, 
whose  son  was  the  gallant  cavalry  officer  of  the  Revolution,  Col. 
Wm.  Washington  and  probably  Robert  and  Lawrence  of  Chat- 
auck  Stafford,  whom  the  General  mentions  in  his  will,  without 
claiming  them  as  relatives,  as  “friends  of  his  juvenile  days,”  and 
also  many  other  Washingtons  in  Virginia  and  elsewhere,  who  as¬ 
sert  their  relationship  to  the  General  without  being  able  to 
trace  it. 

Far  more  conspicuous,  however,  in  every  respect  was  the 
other  brother,  John  Washington,  for  whom  the  Parish  in  West¬ 
moreland,  in  which  he  lived,  was  named.  His  military  talents 

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entitled  him  to  the  command  of  all  the  forces  of  the  “Northern 
Neck.”  His  successful  campaign  against  the  Indians  in  Mary¬ 
land  and  elsewhere,  culminated  in  the  murder  of  the  Chiefs  of  the 
Saranacs,  after  they  had  surrendered  and  led  to  reprisals  for 
which  Bacon  marched  against  the  hostile  Indians,  contrary  to 
Berkley’s  command,  and  thus  inaugurated  Bacon’s  rebellion.  As 
Burgess  and  Magistrate  for  the  county,  standing  high  in  the  con¬ 
fidence  of  Berkley  in  the  suppression  of  this  rebellion,  in  which 
he  took  an  active  part,  Col.  John  Washington  became  prominent 
in  all  public  affairs,  and  amid  the  universal  complaint,  “the  hap¬ 
py  land  of  Westmoreland”  alone  reported  to  the  king’s  commis¬ 
sioners,  that  it  had  no  grievances  to  be  redressed. 

In  Virginia  Col.  Washington  did  not  fail  to  add  largely  to 
the  patrimony  he  had  left  in  England.  A  widower,  he  took  unto 
himself  a  second  wife  in  the  person  of  Ann  Pope,  the  daughter 
of  a  wealthy  planter,  and  sister  of  Thomas  Pope,  from  whom  the 
celebrated  John  Pope,  territorial  Governor  of  Arkansas,  and  his 
namesake  nephew,  who  lost  the  second  battle  of  Manassas,  de¬ 
scended.  By  this  marriage  he  gained  the  handsome  property  on 
which  they  lived,  between  Brvdges  and  Pope’s  Creek,  near  the 
Potomac.  They  had  three  children,  Lawrence,  John  and  Ann, 
among  whom,  by  his  will,  proved  on  the  6th  of  January,  1677, 
his  property  in  England  as  well  as  in  Virginia,  was  divided,  the 
homestead  on  Bridges  falling  to  the  portion  of  Lawrence. 

The  second  son,  John  married  and  had  many  children,  but 
the  maiden  name  of  his  wife  is  unknown.  Among  the  children 
was  Mildred,  who  married  a  gentleman  named  Brown,  and  after 
his  death  became  the  wife  of  Col.  Henry  Willis,  the  founder  of 
Fredericksburg.  This  is  the  Mildred  Washington  concerning 
whom  Mr.  M.  D.  Conway  is  in  so  much  doubt  as  to  her  identity 
and  relationship  to  the  other  Washington.  Mr.  Thomas  M.  Green 
from  whom  the  main  facts  of  this  sketch  has  been  obtained  says 
this  Mildred  Washington  was  the  Mother  of  Mary  Willis  who 
married  Captain  Hancock  Lee,  and  also  of  the  wife  of  Howell 
Lewis,  but  as  “Old  Henry  Willis”  had  three  wives  (as  good  au¬ 
thority  as  Mr.  Green  undoubtedly  is),  it  would  be  difficult  to 

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settle,  with  any  degree  of  certainty  the  maternity  of  two  children 
whose  births  were  twenty  years  apart.  The  wife  of  Hancock 
Lee  was  born  1716  and  the  wife  of  Howell  Lewis  about  1736, 
and  in  that  interval  Col.  Willis  no  doubt  married  once  or  twice. 
He  had  three  wives  in  rapid  succession. 

Lawrence  Washington,  son  of  John  Washington  and  Ann 
Pope  as  has  been  seen,  married  Mildred  Warner,  the  oldest 
daughter  of  Speaker  Augustine  Warner  and  Mildred  Reade. 
He  was  born  at  King,  England,  baptized,  June  23,  1635.  As  he 
was  cotemporaneous  with  Councilor  John  Lewis,  who  married  a 
younger  sister  of  Mildred,  the  approximate  date  of  Lawrence 
Washington’s  marriage  may  be  safely  placed  at  1660.  Not  much 
is  to  be  learned  from  the  records  concerning  this  Lawrence 
Washington.  That  he  was  a  Burgess,  a  magistrate  by  a  sort  of 
hereditary  right,  a  “Colonel”  and  a  prominent  man  in  Episcopal 
vestries,  is  nearly  all  that  is  known. 

In  the  more  peaceful  times  that  followed  Bacon’s  rebellion 
less  opportunity  was  afforded  Lawrence  Washington  for  improv¬ 
ing  himself  upon  his  generation,  than  fell  to  the  lot  of  his  fa¬ 
ther,  “The  sturdy  Col.  John.”  Inheriting  the  larger  share  of 
the  paternal  estate  in  England  and  Virginia,  dispensing  a  liberal 
hospitality,  albeit,  a  trifle  pompous,  after  the  manner  of  educated 
and  wealthy  Virginia  planters  of  the  day,  a  devout  believer  in  the 
Apostolic  succession  and  a  sturdy  Royalist,  not  failing  to  add  to 
his  acres  and  increase  his  stores:  This  is  about  all  that  one  can 
learn  or  imagine  of  Lawrence  Washington.  He  died  1697  and 
was  interred  in  the  family  vault  near  the  Potomac.  His  widow 
married  a  second  time,  George  Gale,  but  nothing  is  known  of  her 
second  marriage  after  it  occurred ;  the  records  are  silent. 

Lawrence  and  Mildred  (Warner)  Washington  had  three 
children:  John,  Mildred,  and  Augustine. 

John  Washington,  oldest  son  of  Lawrence  Washington  and 
Mildred  Warner,  and  the  third  in  this  line  of  the  name  in  Vir¬ 
ginia,  married  Catherine  Whiting,  a  wealthy  heiress  of  Glouces¬ 
ter  county,  Virginia,  and  his  daughter  Catherine  was  the  first 
wife  of  Fielding  Lewis  of  Fredricksburg;  and  the  descendants 

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of  this  marriage,  and  other  children  of  John  Washington,  have 
intermarried  with  the  Nelsons,  Fairfaxes,  Throckmortons,  and 
others  of  the  “Northern  Neck.’’ 

Augustine  Washington,  second  son  of  Lawrence  Washing¬ 
ton  and  Mildred  Warner  was  born  1694  and  died  1743,  at  the 
age  of  49-  He  married  first  Jane  Butler,  of  Westmoreland,  and 
second,  Mary  Ball,  “Belle  of  Lancaster.”  In  both  marriages  he 
exhibited  the  family  characteristic  of  seeking  good  alliances. 
Prudent,  industrious,  energetic,  and  conservative,  punctual,  dis¬ 
creet  and  decided,  he  was  a  man  of  mark  in  the  colony.  A  bur¬ 
gess,  a  magistrate,  a  zealous  churchman,  fond  of  company,  and 
maintaining  the  state  that  belonged  to  his  degree;  in  his  social 
relation,  aristocratic  in  a  quaint  way,  and  yet  Augustine  Wash¬ 
ington  was  a  lover  of  liberty.  His  second  wife,  Mary  Ball,  was 
the  granddaughter  of  Col.  Wm.  Ball,  whose  rank  entitled  him 
to  armorial  bearings.  This  Col.  Wm.  Ball  settled  at  the  mouth 
of  Corotoman  river  in  1650,  and  died  in  1669,  leaving  two  sons, 
Wm.  and  Joseph,  the  latter  being  the  father  of  Mary,  before 
named,  the  wife  of  Augustine  Washington. 

According  to  Mr.  Paxton,  Augustine  Washington  had  four 
children  by  his  first  marriage  with  Jane  Butler,  but  he  does  not 
give  their  names.  By  his  second  marriage  with  Mary  Ball  he  had 
several  children.  General  George  Washington  and  other  sons, 
but  only  one  daughter,  Bettie,  who  became  the  second  wife  of 
Fielding  Lewis. 

It  is  not  the  purpose  of  this  sketch  to  give  a  history  of  the 
Washington  family,  for  that  would  be  foreign  to  the  scope  of 
this  work.  Nor  is  it  intended  to  give  their  genealogy,  as  that 
would  involve  more  space  than  is  allotted  to  us.  Their  history 
belongs  to  the  country,  and  their  genealogy  would  require  a  sep¬ 
arate  work. 

It  is  only  because  of  the  association  of  the  name  with  the 
Lewis  family  and  others  connected  with  them  that  the  Washing¬ 
ton  name  has  been  brought  in. 

Bettie  Washington,  as  has  been  seen,  was  the  second  wife  of 
Col.  Fielding  Lewis  of  Fredricksburg,  his  first  wife  having  been 

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Catherine,  daughter  of  Col.  John  Washington,  and  first  cousin 
of  Bettie;  and  it  may  be  added  that  Col.  Lewis  was  second  cou¬ 
sin  to  both  of  his  wives. 

General  George  Washington,  son  of  Augustine  Washington 
and  Mary  Ball,  is  too  well  known  to  history  to  have  any  thing 
more  than  a  passing  notice  here.  He  married  the  widow  Custis, 
nee  Martha  Dandridge,  one  of  whose  sisters  was  the  wife  of  Col- 
Burwell  Bassett,  and  was  the  ancestress  of  Delia  Claiborne,  the 
beautiful  and  accomplished  young  wife  of  Simon  Bolivar  Buck¬ 
ner  of  Kentucky,  one  of  the  leading  generals  of  the  Confeder¬ 
ate  army,  who  has  redeemed  his  promise  to  her  that  she  should 
reside  in  the  governor’s  mansion  at  Frankfort. 

Mildred  Washington,  daughter  of  Lawrence  Washington 
and  Mildred  Warner,  and  hence  an  aunt  of  General  Washington, 
was  born  about  1696.  The  Rev.  Phillip  Slaughter,  author  of  St. 
Marks  Parish,  is  authority  for  the  statement  that  the  first  hus¬ 
band  of  this  Mildred  Washington  was  a  Lewis,  one  of  the  War¬ 
ner  Hall  family,  but  General  Washington  does  not  mention  this 
marriage  in  any  of  his  letters  to  Sir  Isaac  Heard;  and  yet  it  is 
a  fact  that  the  name  of  Lewis  obtains  among  her  descendants, 
even  with  those  who  did  not  afterwards  marry  into  that  family. 
This  fact  would  go  far  to  confirm  that  statement. 

Whether  as  the  first  or  second  husband,  Mildred  became  the 
wife  of  Roger  Gregory,  one  of  the  wealthiest  land  owners  in  the 
colony,  by  whom  she  had  three  daughters:  Frances,  Mildred 
and  Elizabeth.  These  three  daughters  married  three  brothers, 
Col.  Francis  Thornton,  Col.  John  Thornton  and  Reuben  Thorn¬ 
ton,  all  of  Spottsylvania  county  and  sons  of  Francis  Thornton, 
an  English  emigrant. 

Col.  Francis  Thornton,  who  married  Frances  Gregory,  was 
the  proprietor  of  “Fall  Hill’’  near  Fredricksburg  where  seven 
generations  of  the  same  name  have  lived  in  succession.  Their 
daughter  Mildred  married  Charles  Washington,  half-brother  of 
the  General.  Col.  Francis  Thornton  and  Frances  Gregory  had 
several  sons  among  whom  were  Col.  William  Thornton  of  Mont¬ 
pelier,  and  Col.  John  Thornton  of  the  Revolution.  The  latter 

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married  Jane  Washington,  daughter  of  Augustine  Washington, 
who  was  the  eldest  half-brother  of  the  General. 

Col.  John  Thornton,  who  married  Mildred  Gregory,  had 
four  daughters,  Mildred,  Mary,  Elizabeth  and  Lucy. 

Mildred  Thornton  became  the  second  wife  of  Samuel  Wash¬ 
ington,  brother  of  the  General,  and  was  the  mother  of  Thornton 
Washington,  from  whom  the  Washingtons  of  Newport,  Ken¬ 
tucky,  are  descended. 

Mary  Thornton  married  General  Woodford  of  the  Revolu¬ 
tion  and  was  the  ancestor  of  the  countless  Woodfords  and  Buck¬ 
ners  of  central  Kentucky. 

Elizabeth  Thornton  married  John  Taliaferro  of  Dessing- 

ton. 

Lucy,  daughter  of  Col.  John  Thornton  was  one  of  the  five 
wives  of  John  Lewis,  son  of  Fielding  Lewis  and  Catherine  Wash¬ 
ington. 

About  17 33,  Mildred  Washington,  daughter  of  Lawrence 
and  Mildred  (Warner)  Washington,  who  had  been  previously 
married  twice,  first  to  a  Lewis,  and  second  to  Roger  Gregory,  be¬ 
came  the  third  wife  of  Col.  Henry  Willis  of  Fredricksburg.  Col. 
Willis  had  himself  been  previously  married  twice,  one  of  his 
wives  having  also  been  Mildred  Washington,  daughter  of  John 
Washington  and  first  cousin  of  this  Mildred.  Their  residence 
was  on  the  heights  near  Fredricksburg,  now  known  historically 
as  “Mayrees  Heights.” 

At  this  point  arises  a  very  decided  delemma  as  to  the  mater¬ 
nity  of  one  of  Col.  Henry  Willis’  children,  the  wife  of  Howell 
Lewis.  As  has  been  seen.  Col.  Henry  Willis  was  married  three 
times.  His  first  wife  was  Mildred,  daughter  of  John  Washing¬ 
ton,  his  third  was  Mildred  daughter  of  Lawrence  Washington, 
who,  as  has  been  seen,  had  been  twice  married  before.  Mildred, 
daughter  of  John  Washington,  having  been  the  first  wife  of  Col. 
Henry  Willis,  shecould  not  have  been  the  mother  of  Howell  Lew¬ 
is’  wife,  as  she  was  necessarily  born  within  a  short  time  of  the 
third  marriage,  as  her  husband  Howell  Lewis  was  born  in  1732. 
It  is  therefore  impossible,  in  the  absence  of  positive  record  proof 
to  tell  whether,  Mary  or  Isabella  Willis  who  married  Howell 
Lewis,  was  the  daughter  of  the  second  or  third  wife  of  Henry 

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Willis,  as  the  death  of  the  second  wife,  the  birth  of  this  daughter, 
and  the  third  marriage,  were  so  close  together  that  nothing  short 
of  record  proof  could  settle  the  question.  It  is  more  than  prob¬ 
able  that  Howell  Lewis’  wife  was  the  daughter  of  Henry  Wil¬ 
lis’  third  wife,  as  it  is  fair  to  conclude  that  she  was  younger  than 
her  husband,  and  hence  born  about  1734,  which  would  make  her 
descendants  of  the  Washington  line;  but  when  it  is  remembered 
that  she  had  a  daughter  married  1769,  only  35  years  after  the 
date  we  give  for  her  birth,  there  is  rather  a  narrow  margin  left 
for  the  events  which  occurred. 

Col.  Lewis  Willis,  oldest  child  of  Col.  Henry  Willis  by  his 
third  wife,  Mildred  Washington,  whose  birth  Mr.  Green  puts  at 
1734,  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Col.  John  Champe,  whose  sis¬ 
ter  Jane  was  the  wife  of  Samuel  Washington — brother  of  the 
General. 

Byrd  Willis,  son  of  Lewis  Willis,  married  Mary  Lewis, 
daughter  of  George  Lewis  and  grandaughter  of  Fielding  Lewis, 
and  Bettie  Washington. 

Faimie  Willis,  daughter  of  Byrd  Willis  and  Mary  Lewis, 
became  the  wife  of  Achille  Murat,  son  of  Caroline  Bonaparte, 
and  Napoleon’s  great  marshal  of  that  name. 

Col.  Henry  Willis  and  his  third  wife,  Mildred  Washington, 
had  also  a  daughter,  Ann,  who  married  Duff  Green.  Their 
youngest  son,  William,  was  a  soldier  at  fifteen  with  the  army  at 
Valley  Forge.  After  the  war  he  removed  to  Kentucky,  married 
the  daughter  of  Markham  Marshall,  and  was  the  father  of  Gen¬ 
eral  Duff  Green  who  was  the  editor  of  the  old  Washington  Tele¬ 
graph  in  the  days  of  General  Jackson. 

Willis  Green,  oldest  son  of  Duff  Green  and  Ann  Willis, 
emigrated  to  Kentucky  in  1779,  to  pursue  the  vocation  of  sur¬ 
veyor,  traveling  the  old  wilderness  road  by  Cumberland  Gap 
marked  out  by  Daniel  Boone.  In  1783,  he  married  the  oldest 
daughter  of  John  Reed  and  resided  several  years  in  the  fort  built 
by  his  wife’s  father.  When  Kentucky  was  divided  into  three 
counties  he  was  clerk  of  Lincoln,  which  county  he  represented 

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in  a  number  of  conventions  held  for  the  purpose  of  separating 
from  Virginia. 

Lewis  Warner  Green,  the  eloquent  divine,  president  of 
Hampden  Sidney  College,  and  afterwards  of  Center  College, 
Kentucky,  was  the  youngest  son  of  Willis  Green  and  Miss  Reed. 
His  oldest  daughter  was  the  accomplished  wife  of  Mr.  Scott  of 
Bloomington,  Illinois,  and  his  youngest  daughter  was  the  wife 
of  A.  E.  Stevenson,  Vice-President  of  the  United  States  during 
Cleveland’s  second  administration. 

Ann  Willis  Green  followed  her  sons  to  Kentucky,  lived  with 
them  for  a  time  in  Reeds  Fort,  and  died  in  1820  at  Moreland, 
then  the  home  of  her  grandson,  Judge  John  Green.  Her  tomb¬ 
stone  still  stands  in  the  old  burying  ground  in  Reeds  Fort,  near 
Danville,  Kentucky. 

By  the  intermarriage  of  the  granddaughters  of  Mildred 
Washington  by  her  marriage  with  Roger  Gregory,  and  those  of 
Henry  Willis  with  the  brothers  of  the  General,  and  of  the  grand¬ 
sons  and  great-grandsons,  with  his  nieces  and  grand-nieces,  the 
larger  portion  of  the  descendants  of  her  brother  Augustine  are 
also  her  descendants. 

Col.  Fielding  Lewis  was  nearly  related,  by  a  common  de¬ 
scent  from  Col.  George  Reade  and  Speaker  Augustine  Warner, 
with  both  of  his  wives,  Catherine  and  Bettie  Washington,  being 
related  in  the  same  degree  to  both  of  them — second  cousin.  His 
son  Lawrence  Lewis  married  Eleanor  Custis,  granddaughter  of 
Mrs.  Martha  Washington.  The  daughter  of  Lawrence  Lewis 
and  Eleanor  Custis  married  Col.  E.  G.  W.  Butler,  and  their  son, 
Col.  Lawrence  Butler,  of  St.  Louis  unites  in  his  person  the  blood 
of  the  Warners,  Lewises,  Washingtons,  Custises  and  Dandridges. 
Not  less  distinguished  is  that  of  the  race  whose  name  he  bears. 
So  many  of  the  name  were  officers  in  the  war  of  1812,  that  a 
British  officer,  who  accidentally  trod  upon  the  foot  of  one  of 
them  at  a  military  ball  in  New  Orleans,  apologized  saying:  “The 
Butlers  are  so  numerous  I  cannot  miss  them.” 

It  has  been  definitely  ascertained  that  the  first  wife  of 
Henry  Willis  was  Mildred  Washington,  daughter  of  Col.  John 

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Washington,  who  was  the  widow  Brown  at  the  time  of  her  mar¬ 
riage  to  Col.  Willis.  “From  whom  Mr.  Thomas  M.  Green  in¬ 
forms  us  he  descended.”  This  last  sentence  in  quotations,  how¬ 
ever,  seems  to  be  erroneous,  as  the  name  of  Green  is  interwoven 
with  the  descendants  of  the  third  marriage.  Mr.  Green  has, 
however,  furnished  unmistakable  data  in  regard  to  the  second 
wife  of  Col.  Henry  Willis.  It  transpires  in  recently  discovered 
records  that  Mildred  Willis,  wife  of  Col.  Henry  Willis,  and 
Mary  Lewis,  wife  of  “Charles  Lewis  of  the  Byrd,”  were  resid¬ 
uary  legatees  in  the  will  of  John  Howell;  from  which  it  would 
seem  to  follow  necessarily  that  the  second  wife  of  Henry  Willis 
was  a  daughter  of  John  Howell,  as  it  is  a  well  known  fact  that 
the  wife  of  Charles  Lewis  was  Mary  Howell,  and  hence  it  fol¬ 
lows  that  the  second  wife  of  Henry  Willis  was  Mildred  Howell 
and  not  Mildred  Washington. 


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JOHN  LEWIS  OF  DONEGAL. 


Although  others  of  this  name  had  preceded  “Irish  John” 
nearly  one  hundred  years  and  were  identified  with  the  settlement 
and  growth  of  the  country  and  distinguished  in  colonial  history, 
yet  he  was  pre-eminently  fitted  for  the  niche  which  he  filled  in 
the  development  of  frontier  life  and  in  shaping  the  destiny  of 
a  new  country.  Plunging,  as  it  were,  from  the  start  into  the 
midst  of  a  dense  and  unexplored  forest,  where  the  foot  of  the 
white  man  had  rarely  ever  trod  and  through  which  a  savage  foe 
roamed  at  will,  it  matters  not  how  long  he  had  been  preceded 
by  others  of  this  or  any  other  name  in  other  sections  of  the  state, 
he  was  emphatically  the  pioneer  of  Augusta  county,  which  at  that 
time  embraced  the  greater  part  of  Northwest  Virginia. 

Whatever  may  be  said  about  the  identity  of  the  different 
branches  of  the  Lewis  family  at  some  anterior  date,  there  is  a 
striking  contrast  in  the  surroundings  of  the  Warner  Hall  family 
and  the  subject  of  our  sketch,  at  the  time  the  respective  heads 
came  to  America.  General  Robert  Lewis  was  an  officer  in  the 
English  army,  and  to  say  nothing  of  his  English  holdings,  he 
brought  with  him  a  grant  from  the  crown  for  33,333  1-3  acres 
of  land,  while  John  Lewis  of  Donegal  was  clearly  not  a  land¬ 
holder,  but  in  consequence  of  having  to  slay  his  Irish  landlord, 
was  compelled  to  flee  the  country.  Notwithstanding  this  con¬ 
trast,  true  to  the  traditions  of  the  name,  he  proved  himself  equal 
to  his  surroundings  in  his  new  home,  too  far  removed  from  roy¬ 
alty  to  be  any  longer  the  victim  of  tyranny. 

John  Lewis  and  his  wife,  Margaret  Lynn,  and  six  children, 
came  to  Virginia,  1732  and  settled  in  Augusta  county  where  the 
town  of  Staunton  now  stands,  of  which  he  was  the  founder. 

JOHN  LEWIS  OF  AUGUSTA  COUNTY. 

Irish  John  Lewis,  as  he  was  best  known  was  one  of  the  first 
and  most  distinguished  pioneers  of  the  valley  of  Virginia.  He 

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was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Augusta  county  and  indeed  found¬ 
er  of  the  town  of  Staunton.  A  marble  slab  in  the  cemetery  at 
that  place,  beneath  which  rests  his  remains,  tells  of  his  parentage 
and  birthplace,  as  well  as  the  date  of  his  death  and  his  age.  The 
inscription  reads: 

“John  Lewis  was  the  son  of  Andrew 
Lewis  and  Mary  Calahan.  Born  in  Donegal 
county,  Ireland,  1678.  Died  in  Augusta 
county,  Virginia,  February  1,  1762,  in  the 
84th  year  of  his  age.” 

He  married  Margaret  Lynn,  who,  tradition  says,  was  the 
daughter  of  a  Scotch  Laird,  and  to  this  marriage  was  born  seven 
children,  all  of  whom,  except  one,  was  born  in  Ireland: 

Samuel  Lewis,  son  of  John  Lewis  and  Margaret  Lynn  was 
born  in  Ireland,  1716. 

Thomas,  born  in  Ireland,  1718,  married  Jane  Strother. 

General  Andrew  Lewis,  born  in  Ireland,  1720,  married 
Elizabeth  Givens. 

Col.  Wm.  Lewis,  born  in  Ireland,  1724,  married  Ann  Mont¬ 
gomery. 

Margaret,  born  in  1726,  died  unmarried. 

Ann,  born  in  Ireland,  1728,  died  unmarried. 

Col.  Charles  Lewis,  born  in  Virginia,  1736,  married  Sarah 
Murray. 

It  is  not  known,  as  matter  of  record,  that  there  was  any 
connection  between  Irish  John  Lewis  and  the  other  Virginia  fam¬ 
ilies  of  that  name,  but  the  members  always  claimed  relationship, 
and  Robert  Lewis  of  Belvoir  mentions  large  business  transac¬ 
tions  with  Mr.  John  Lewis  of  Augusta,  in  his  will. 

After  the  departure  of  John  Lewis  from  Ireland,  on  account 
of  having  slain  his  Irish  landlord,  he  is  said  to  have  sojourned 
for  a  few  years  in  Portugal  before  coming  to  America,  coming 
first  to  Pennsylvania,  where  lie  remained  but  a  short  time,  and 
in  1732  he  came  to  Virginia.  An  unbroken  forest  lay  out  be- 

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fore  our  frontiersman,  predatory  bands  of  Indians  roamed  the 
woods  without  hindrance,  and  the  shrieks  of  a  savage  foe,  as 
from  time  to  time  they  rang  out  upon  the  air,  was  all  that  there 
was  to  break  the  monotony  of  the  surroundings.  His  house  was 
a  military  fortress  of  the  backwoods,  an  arsenal  supplied  with 
the  means  of  defense  against  a  merciless  foe,  with  portholes  on 
every  side  from  which  to  meet  the  attacks  of  the  enemy.  And 
thus  it  is  that  Irish  John  Lewis  and  his  five  sons  planted  a  col¬ 
ony  of  their  own  in  the  Western  wilderness,  carved  out  of  the 
forest  both  fame  and  fortune  for  themselves  and  posterity,  and 
established  bejmnd  the  Blueridge  a  distinct  branch  of  the  Lewis 
family. 

Distinct  and  disconnected  as  this  may  seem  to  have  been  at 
first,  however,  as  will  be  seen  from  the  pages  further  on,  the 
intermarriages  between  their  posterity  and  the  posterity  of  the 
other  branches  have  been  so  numerous  that  they  have,  to  a  great 
extent,  merged  into  each  other. 

2.  Samuel  Lewis  oldest  son  of  John  Lewis  and  Margaret 
Lynn,  born  1716,  died  unmarried.  He  was  a  captain  in  the  old 
French  War.  His  brothers,  Andrew,  William,  and  Charles  were 
members  of  his  company,  and  all  three  were  wounded  at  Brad- 
dock’s  defeat. 

2.  Thomas  Lewis,  second  son  of  John  Lewis  and  Margaret 
Lynn,  was  born  1718.  He  married  Jane,  daughter  of  William 
Strother  of  Stafford  county,  Virginia,  in  1749,  and  had  thirteen 
children:  First  John,  born  1749,  died  single;  second  Margaret 
Ann,  born  1751,  married  first,  a  Mr.  McClanahan,  second  Wm. 
Bowyer;  third  Agatha,  born  1753,  married  first.  Captain  John 
Frogg,  and  second,  John  Stuart;  fourth  Jane,  born  1755,  married 
Thomas  Hughes;  fifth  Andrew,  sixth  Thomas,  both  died  young; 
seventh  Mary,  born  1762,  married  John  McElhany;  eight  Eliz¬ 
abeth,  born  1765,  married  Thomas  M.  Gilmer,  and  was  the  moth¬ 
er  of  George  Rockingham  Gilmer  who  was  twice  governor  of 
Georgia,  and  many  years  a  member  of  Congress  from  that  state; 
ninth  Ann,  born  1767,  married  first,  A.  M.  Douthat,  second,  Mr. 
French;  tenth  Frances,  born  1769,  married  Layton Yancy;  eleven 

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Charles,  born  1772,  married  Miss  Yancy;  twelve  Sophia,  born 
1775,  married  John  Cathrae;  thirteen  Wm.  Benjamin,  born 
1778,  married  Miss  M.  Hite. 

Thomas  Lewis  was  surveyor  of  Augusta  county,  Virginia. 
Was  a  member  of  the  House  of  Burgesses,  was  a  member  of  the 
Virginia  convention  of  1776,  and  was  one  of  the  commissioners 
of  Confederation  of  1777  to  treat  with  the  Indian  tribes  who 
had  been  defeated  at  the  battle  of  Point  Pleasant. 

Of  the  foregoing  sons  of  Thomas  Lewis,  all  except  the  two 
youngest,  were  officers  in  the  Revolutionary  army.  John,  An¬ 
drew  and  Thomas,  Jr.,  were  with  Washington  through  his  most 
important  campaigns  and  are  frequently  mentioned  in  his  re¬ 
ports,  and  John  and  Thomas  were  at  the  surrender  of  Cornwal¬ 
lis.  Captain  McClanahan,  first  husband  of  Margaret  Lewis  and 
Captain  Frogg,  first  husband  of  Agatha  Lewis,  were  both  killed 
at  the  battle  of  Point  Pleasant. 

General  Andrew  Lewis,  third  son  of  John  Lewis  and  Mar¬ 
garet  Lynn,  was  born  in  Ireland  1720  and  came  with  his  parents 
to  America  in  1732. 

It  will  be  seen  from  the  foregoing  dates  that  Andrew  Lewis 
entered  upon  frontier  life  at  the  age  of  twelve  and  for  more  than 
forty  years  was  engaged  in  a  ceaseless  struggle,  a  warfare  that 
was  as  incessant  and  of  longer  duration  than  the  “War  of  the 
Roses.”  The  first  twenty  years  of  the  active  life  of  Andrew 
Lewis  was  mainly  spent  in  defending  his  father’s  home,  his 
mother  and  sisters  from  the  predatory  attack  of  the  savages,  and 
extending  the  same  aid  to  other  frontier  settlements;  and  then  in 
the  service  of  his  country,  still  under  the  English  dominion,  in 
the  numerous  Indian  wars,  and  the  old  French  war;  and  lastly  as 
an  officer  in  the  patriot  army,  in  the  war  for  Independence. 

It  is  not  claimed  that  there  was  any  formidable  contest  in 
the  Continental  Congress  for  commander  in  chief  of  the  Ameri¬ 
can  armies,  nor  would  any  one  underrate  either  the  military  abil¬ 
ity  or  prestige  of  General  Washington,  but  it  is  an  historical  fact 
that  many  of  the  members  (John  Adams  at  their  head),  were 
favorable  to  General  Lewis  for  that  position.  The  long  military 

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service  of  Lewis,  culminating  as  it  had  done  in  the  great  victory 
of  Point  Pleasant  over  the  combined  tribes  of  northwestern  In- 
dains,  led  on  by  British  influence  in  1774,  marked  him  as  a  leader 
eminently  fit  to  take  charge  of  the  armies ;  but  there  was  no  dis¬ 
count  on  the  record  of  Washington,  and  with  the  political  in¬ 
fluence  of  the  East  Virginia  Lewises,  Mr.  Jefferson  and  the  Lees, 
with  all  of  whom  he  was  allied  by  blood  or  marriage,  it  was  not 
difficult  to  forecast  in  advance  and  plainly  see  upon  whom  the  lot 
would  fall.  On  the  other  hand,  General  Lewis  was  nearing  sixty 
and  already  broken  down  in  health,  while  Washington  was  only 
a  little  the  rise  of  forty  and  in  the  full  vigor  of  manhood. 

From  Lippencott’s  “Gilmers  Georgians,”  and  the  “History 
of  Augusta  County,  Virginia,  by  J.  L.  Peyton,  the  following  ex¬ 
tracts  are  taken: 

“General  Andrew  Lewis  was  engaged  in  all  of  the  Indian 
wars  down  to  the  Revolution,  participated  in  the  war  of  1755 
between  France  and  Great  Britain,  was  an  officer  at  the  battle  of 
Fort  Du  Quesne,  or  Braddock’s  defeat,  and  was  the  commanding 
general  of  the  Virginia  troops  at  the  battle  of  Point  Pleasant  on 
the  10th  of  October,  1774.  In  1774  he  was  a  member  of  Vir¬ 
ginia  Assembly,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Committee,  together 
with  Patrick  Henry,  Richard  Henry  Lee,  George  Washington, 
and  Thomas  Jefferson,  appointed  to  prepare  a  plan  of  defense. 
An  Indian  war  being  apprehended,  Governor  Dunmore  ap¬ 
pointed  General  Andrew  Lewis  of  Botetourt  county,  then  a  mem¬ 
ber  of  the  assembly,  to  the  command  of  the  Southern  Division  of 
the  forces  raised  in  Botetourt,  Augusta,  and  the  adjoining  coun¬ 
ties  east  of  the  Blue  Ridge.  The  troops  rendezvoused  at  Camp 
Union,  now  Lewisburg,  in  Greenbriar  county,  Virginia. 

“On  the  11th  of  September,  1774,  General  Lewis  with 
eleven  hundred  men  took  up  his  line  of  march  through  the  wil¬ 
derness,  and  after  a  march  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  miles,  on  the 
30th  of  September,  they  reached  Point  Pleasant  at  the  junction 
of  the  great  Kanawha  and  the  Ohio,  where  on  the  10th  of  Oc¬ 
tober  the  battle  was  fought  and  the  victory  won. 

“His  first  important  service  after  the  commencement  of  the 

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Revolution  was  to  drive  the  Scotch  Governor  Dunmore,  and  his 
Tory  adherents  from  the  State  of  Virginia. 

“General  Washington,  with  whom  Lewis  had  been  at  Fort 
Necessity,  and  under  whom  he  had  served  in  various  capacities, 
had  formed  a  very  high  estimate  of  his  ability  and  character, 
and  in  a  letter  under  date  of  October  15,  1778,  in  respect  to  his 
services,  remarks:  ‘If  Congress  is  not  convinced  of  the  impro¬ 
priety  of  a  certain  irregular  promotion,  they  are  the  only  set  of 
men  that  require  additional  proof  of  the  error  of  their  measure.’ 

General  Lewis’  services,  after  driving  Dunmore  from  the 
State,  were  confined  principally  to  the  defense  of  the  country 
bordering  on  the  Chesapeake  Bay.  His  iron  constitution,  how¬ 
ever,  having  given  way  to  the  strain  of  long  military  services, 
having  been  constantly  at  the  front  and  in  the  saddle  for  more 
than  forty  years,  he  resigned  his  commission  in  1778,  and  set 
out  for  home,  but  died  on  his  way  before  reaching  it,  in  Bedford 
county,  Virginia. 

“In  the  beautiful  valley  of  the  Roanoke  river,  then  Bote¬ 
tourt,  but  now  Roanoke  county,  Virginia,  a  few  miles  west  of 
where  the  town  of  Salem  now  stands,  was  the  home  of  General 
Andrew  Lewis,  and  there  his  remains  still  rest,  marked  by  a 
simple  marble  slab.’’ 

2  General  Lewis  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Givens  of  Augusta 

county,  Virginia,  in  1749,  and  had  issue  as  follows: 

3  1  Captain  John  Lewis  married  Patsy  Love  of  Alexandria. 

3  2Thomas  married  Miss  Evans  of  Point  Pleasant. 

3  3 Col.  Samuel  of  the  United  States  army  died  in  Green- 
briar  county,  unmarried. 

3  4Col.  Andrew  of  the  United  States  army  resided  at  Bent 
Mountain,  Virginia,  born  1759;  married  Eliza,  daugh¬ 
ter  of  John  Madison,  Montgomery  county,  Virginia; 
died  1844. 

3  5Annie  married  Rowland,  son  of  John  Madison. 

3  6William,  born  1764,  married  Lucy,  daughter  of  John 
Madison;  he  married  second,  Nancy  McClanahan. 

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3  Captain  John  Lewis,  oldest  son  of  General  Andrew  LeAvis  was 
an  officer  in  his  father’s  command  at  Braddock’s  defeat 
where  he  was  taken  prisoner  and  carried  to  Quebec,  thence 
to  France.  The  following  are  his  children:  Andrew,  Samuel, 
Charles,  and  Elizabeth. 

4  2Samuel  Lewis,  second  son  Captain  John  Lewis  and  Pat¬ 
sy  Love,  married  Miss  Whitley. 

4  3Charles  Lewis,  third  son  of  Captain  John  Lewis  and 
Patsy  Love,  married  a  daughter  of  General  Abraham 
Trigg  of  Virginia. 

4  4 Elizabeth  Lewis,  daughter  of  Captain  John  Lewis  and 
Patsy  Love,  married  three  times,  first,  a  Mr.  Luke, 
second,  a  Mr.  Ball,  and  third,  a  Mr.  Alexander  Mar¬ 
shall.  Issue:  Jane  married  Charles  T.  Marshall. 

3  Wm.  Lewis,  son  of  General  Andrew  Lewis,  had  eleven  chil¬ 
dren:  Andrew,  Agatha,  Sallie,  Bettie,  Lucy,  Wm.  Lewis, 
Jr.,  General  John  W.  Lewis,  Dr.  Charles  Lewis,  Ann,  Mary 
Jane,  Pauline. 

4  Sallie  Lewis  married  Mr.  Fleming  and  died  in  Huntsville, 
Alabama,  in  1865. 

4  Bettie  married  Mr.  Beale,  whose  daughter  married  a  Mr. 

Norville  of  Huntsville,  Alabama. 

4  Lucy  married  John  Bowyer  of  Fincastle,  Virginia. 

4  William  Lewis,  Jr.,  died  in  Mississippi,  leaving  nine  chil¬ 
dren. 

4  General  John  Lewis  married  Susan  Bowyer  in  1831  and 
moved  to  Alabama.  He  lost  two  sons  in  the  war  be¬ 
tween  the  States,  1861-5.  General  Lewis  was  a  man 
of  considerable  ability.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Leg¬ 
islature  of  Alabama  and  general  of  Militia.  He  moved 
to  Texas  in  1842. 

4  Dr.  Charles  Lewis  was  killed  in  a  rencounter  in  the 
streets  of  Mobile. 

4  Ann  married  a  Mr.  Bradly  and  in  1873  lived  in  San 
Antonio,  Texas. 


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4  Pauline,  married  a  Mr.  Christian  and  died  in  Tuscumbia, 
Alabama,  in  1876. 

2  Col.  Wm.  Lewis,  fourth  son  of  Irish  John  Lewis  of 
Augusta  county,  Virginia,  born  in  Ireland  in  1724,  married  Ann 
Montgomery  and  left  eight  children:  Margaret,  born  1756; 
John,  born  1758;  Thomas,  born  1761;  Alexander,  born  1763; 
William  I.,  born  1766;  Agatha,  born  1774;  Elizabeth  Montgom¬ 
ery,  born  1777;  Charles  W.,  born  1780.  Colonel  Lewis  was  an 
officer  under  General  Brnddock  and  was  wounded  at  his  defeat. 
He  was  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  known  as  “Civ¬ 
ilizer  of  the  border.”  Governor  Gilmer  says  of  him:  “Though  as 
powerful  in  person  and  as  brave  in  spirit  as  his  brother,  Andrew, 
he  was  less  disposed  to  seek  fame  by  the  sacrifice  of  human  life.” 
He  resided  at  the  “Old  Sweet,”  which  property  he  owned,  and 
which  was  one  of  the  most  celebrated  watering  places  of  the 
mountains  of  Virginia. 

Of  the  children  of  Colonel  WTm.  Lewis,  we  will  mention 
briefly,  John,  William  I.,  and  Elizabeth  Montgomery.  For  a 
more  complete  history  of  this  family,  whose  name  is  legion,  the 
reader  is  referred  to  Peyton’s  history  of  Augusta  county,  Vir¬ 
ginia. 

3  John  Lewis,  oldest  son  of  Colonel  Wm.  Lewis,  born  1758. 
He  married  first  a  daughter  of  Colonel  Wm.  Thomson  of  South 
Carolina,  1788,  by  whom  he  had  two  children,  second,  Mary 
Preston,  daughter  of  Colonel  Wm.  Preston  of  Montgomery 
county,  Virginia,  1793,  by  whom  he  had  ten  children.  Miss 
Preston  was  a  sister  of  Governor  Preston  and  aunt  of  Governor 
McDowell  of  Virginia.  Major  Lewis  resided  at  the  “Old  Sweet” 
Springs,  the  home  of  his  father,  where  he  died,  1823.  The 
names  of  Major  Lewis’  children  by  both  wives  follow:  Eugenia 
Ann,  born  1789;  Sophia,  born  1790;  Susannah  Preston,  born 
1794;  Mary,  born  1795;  Wm.  Lynn,  born  1799;  John,  born 
1801;  Ann  Montgomery,  born  1802;  Sarah  Elizabeth,  born 
1806;  Margaret  Lynn,  born  1808;  John  Benjamin,  born  1810; 
Thomas  Preston,  born  1812;  Polly  Dora,  born  1817. 

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3  John  Lewis  entered  the  Continental  Army,  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  as  lieutenant  and  came  out  with  the  rank  of  major. 
He  passed  the  winter  at  Valley  Forge  with  Washington  in  1777, 
between  whom  a  warm  personal  friendship  existed;  and  Gov¬ 
ernor  Gilmer  says  that  he  threw  down  and  out-jumped  General 
Jackson  until  the  future  hero  of  New  Orleans  had  the  greatest 
admiration  for  him. 

Ann  Montgomery  Lewis,  daughter  of  Major  John  Lewis 
and  Mary  Preston,  married  the  Honorable  John  Howe  Peyton 
of  Augusta  county,  Virginia,  1821,  and  left  issue. 

3  Colonel  Wm.  I.  Lewis,  son  of  Colonel  Wm.  Lewis  and 
Ann  Montgomery,  born  1766,  died  1828.  He  married  Elizabeth 
Cabell  of  Nelson  county,  Virginia,  but  left  no  issue.  Colonel 
Lewis  was  a  man  remarkable  for  his  talents  and  acquirements, 
fond  of  literary  pursuits  and  a  student  of  history,  and  being 
possessed  of  ample  fortune,  he  had  every  means  at  his  command 
for  gratifying  his  bent  of  mind.  His  residence,  seven  miles 
east  of  Lynchburg,  Virginia,  on  James  river,  was  situated  on  the 
top  of  Mt.  Athos  overlooking  that  stream,  at  the  foot  of  which, 
and  in  the  bend  of  the  river  lay  one  of  the  most  princely  estates 
in  eastern  Virginia.  He  and  his  wife  are  buried  on  the  top  of 
this  mountain  five  hundred  feet  above  the  river.  He  was  elected 
to  Congress  one  term,  1815-1817,  and  was  defeated  for  gov¬ 
ernor  by  one  vote,  at  a  time  when  the  governors  were  elected 
by  the  Legislature.  Colonel  Lewis  bequeathed  his  entire  estate 
to  his  niece,  Ann  Trent,  who  married  Judge  John  Robertson 
of  Richmond,  Virginia. 

3  Elizabeth  Montgomery  Lewis,  daughter  of  Colonel  Wil¬ 
liam  Lewis  of  Sweet  Springs  and  Ann  Montgomery,  his  wife, 
born  1777,  married  Colonel  John  Trent  of  Cumberland  county, 
Virginia,  and  had  three  children:  Eliza  Trent,  Ann  Trent,  and 
John  Trent,  M.  D. 

4  Ann  Trent  married  Judge  John  Robertson  of  Richmond, 
Virginia,  and,  as  before  stated,  became  the  heiress  of  her  uncle, 
Wm.  I.  Lewis,  and  succeeded  to  the  Mt.  Athos  property. 

Judge  Robertson  was  perhaps  one  of  the  most  unique  char- 

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acters  of  his  age  and  generation.  A  lineal  descendant  of  the 
Princess  Pocahontas,  he  possessed  to  a  wonderful  degree  all  of 
the  peculiarities  for  which  her  descendants  are  remarkable, 
gifted,  brilliant  and  eccentric.  He  was  also  a  man  of  learning 
and  a  lawyer  of  rare  attainments  who  ranked  among  the  bright¬ 
est  lights  of  the  profession.  He  was  elected  to  Congress  one 
term,  but  he  was  a  man  of  too  much  independence  of  thought 
to  be  confined  within  party  lines,  and  he  never  pursued  politics. 
He  was  appointed  judge  of  the  chancery  court  of  Richmond 
when  that  court  was  first  created  by  the  Legislature  in  the  early 
forties,  which  position  lie  held  until  that  court  was  abolished  by 
the  Constitution  of  1851.  It  was  the  writer’s  rare  good  fortune 
to  have  been  thrown  much  with  Judge  Robertson  when  quite 
young,  as  his  vacations  were  always  spent  at  his  Mt.  Athos  home 
which  adjoined  my  mother’s  plantation.  When  Mr.  Lincoln  was 
elected  in  I860  his  anticipations  in  regard  to  the  future  of  par¬ 
ties  and  the  country  were  prophetic.  In  a  series  of  letters  writ¬ 
ten  for  the  Richmond  Enquirer  in  November  and  December  of 
that  year  he  foreshadowed  coming  events  with  almost  mathe¬ 
matical  precision.  He  declared  that  after  March  4,  1861,  and 
so  long  as  the  Black  Republican  party  was  in  power,  their  plat¬ 
form  would  be  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States.  And  in 
reference  to  the  campaign  speech  of  Wm.  H.  Seward,  delivered 
at  Rochester,  New  York,  in  which  Seward  declared  that  slavery 
“Must  and  shall  be  abolished,”  he  said:  “Slavery,  like  all  things 
else  human,  will  have  an  end,  but  if  that  end  is  brought  about 
in  the  way  indicated  by  Mr.  Seward,  it  will  be  when  the  Potomac 
becomes  a  sea  of  blood  and  its  departed  waves  give  way  for  the 
passage  of  the  enemies  of  God  and  man.”  Judge  Robertson 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  after  the  war  an  unreconstructed 
rebel,  constantly  refusing  to  avail  himself  of  any  of  the  sup¬ 
posed  benefits  of  amnesty,  holding  that  as  he  had  done  nothing 
for  which  pardon  shoidd  be  asked,  it  would  be  inconsistent  to 
accept  forgiveness.  His  exact  age  at  the  time  of  his  death  is 
not  known,  but  it  is  certain  that  he  was  over  eighty.  He  died 
in  1870. 


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The  children  of  Ann  Lewis  Trent  by  her  marriage  with 
Judge  Robertson  were: 

5  1Powhattan,  married  and  has  issue.  Resides  in  Culpepper 
county,  Virginia. 

5  2Elizabeth,  married  a  gentleman  by  the  name  of  Barksdale  of 
Richmond,  he  belonged  to  the  numerous  family  of  that  name 
who  were  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  flour  and  owned 
the  most  extensive  mills  of  Richmond.  They  left  issue. 

5  3  Boling,  never  married. 

5  4Ann,  and  5Gay,  the  two  youngest,  both  died  young. 

2  Colonel  Charles  Lewis,  youngest  son  of  Irish  John  Lewis, 
was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Point  Pleasant,  October  10,  1774.  He 
was  a  favorite  in  the  army  and  one  of  the  most  skillful  officers 
in  border  warfare.  He  married  Miss  Murray  of  Bath  county, 
Virginia,  and  left  issue. 


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DU  BREUIL. 


Among  the  many  hundred  names  who  protested  against  the 
errors  and  crimes  of  Rome,  and  alligned  themselves  under  the 
banner  of  Protestantism,  none  were  more  conspicuous  than  that 
of  du  Breuil;  and  of  those  who  shared  the  fortunes  of  “Harry 
of  Navarre”  and  followed  the  black  plume  in  the  thickest  of  the 
conflict,  none  were  more  constant  in  their  devotion,  or  more 
daring  in  their  deeds;  but  unlike  Harry  none  of  them  ever 
swerved  from  that  devotion,  either  from  fear  of  assassination 
or  in  the  hope  of  wearing  a  crown. 

A  Frenchman  never  does  anything  by  halves,  and  when  he 
once  entered  the  Protestant  ranks,  he  espoused  the  cause  with 
his  whole  soul.  Never  in  the  history  of  the  world  were  such 
religious  persecutions  known  as  those  waged  against  the  French 
Huguenots,  but  in  spite  of  all  the  powers  of  Rome,  French 
Protestantism  went  steadily  on,  and  when  at  last  its  followers 
were  compelled  to  flee  for  their  lives,  France  lost  her  best  pop¬ 
ulation;  but  French  Protestantism  was  scattered  throughout  the 
civilized  world. 

Such  having  been  the  history  of  the  French  Huguenots  in 
their  native  France,  with  more  or  less  severity  for  more  than  a 
century,  it  is  not  strange  that  patriotism  should  have  been  one 
of  their  leading  characteristics,  and  that  they  should  have  been 
the  champions  of  human  liberty  wherever  they  went.  The  du 
Breuils  were  no  exception  to  the  rule. 

The  historian  has  been  compelled  to  deal  with  this  subject 
from  a  general  standpoint.  It  has  been  impossible  for  him  to 
even  refer  to  the  parts  taken  by  individual  participants;  every 
Huguenot  was  himself  a  hero,  and  furnished  abundant  material 
for  a  volume.  Biographers  have  commemorated  the  deeds  of  a 
few  of  the  leaders,  but  it  has  been  reserved  for  the  genealogists, 
whose  province  it  is  to  deal  with  individuals,  to  commemorate 
the  heroism  of  the  rank  and  file.  By  wav  of  illustration  we  will 

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mention  the  hairbreadth  escape,  after  relentless  pursuits,  of  one 
of  those  devoted  heroes.  Many,  however,  did  not  succeed  in 
escaping,  but  were  captured  and  suffered  long  terms  of  impris¬ 
onment,  or  were  put  to  death.  This  is  only  a  sample.  They 
were  pursued  as  felons,  hunted  as  beasts  of  prey,  and  tortured, 
mentally  and  physically,  as  only  a  relentless  priesthood  could 
do. 

From  Bishop  Meade’s  “Old  Churches  and  Families”  we 
make  the  following  extract,  from  notes  written  at  the  base  of  the 
ancestral  tree  of  the  Dupuy  family,  volume  1,  page  468: 

“Bartholomew  Dupuy,  born  1653,  entered  the  army  at  18. 
and  was  promoted  to  an  office  at  an  early  age.  He  was  assigned 
to  duty  in  the  household  of  the  king,  in  which  capacity  he  was 
entrusted  with  orders  bearing  the  signature  of  his  sovereign. 

“One  of  these  papers  was  the  means  of  saving  this  officer 
from  arrest,  and  most  probably  from  death.  But  a  short  time 
before  the  revocation  of  the  edict  of  Xantes  he  married  a  coun¬ 
tess,  Susannah  Lavillon,  and  retired  to  his  villa  for  a  short  re¬ 
spite  from  his  military  duties.  Very  soon  after  his  retirement 
they  were  called  upon  by  one  of  the  king’s  messengers  who  in¬ 
formed  them  of  the  revocation,  and  further  that  he  had  been 
sent  by  the  king  from  motives  of  esteem,  to  save  him  and  his 
wife  from  the  impending  fate,  and  urged  their  renunciation  of 
the  Protestant  faith.  Dupuy  asked  for  a  few  hours  for  consid¬ 
eration.  In  the  meantime  he  disguised  his  wife  in  the  livery  of 
a  page,  and  mounting  two  horses  started  at  midnight  for  the 
frontier  of  the  kingdom.  They  traveled  in  this  way  ‘fourteen  or 
eighteen  days’  and  although  stopped  almost  daily,  they  always 
escaped  by  exhibiting  the  king’s  signature.  Upon  reaching  the 
German  border  they  sang  the  praise  of  God  in  the  fourteenth 
Psalm,  and  offered  up  prayers  and  thanksgiving  to  their  great 
deliverer  for  their  escape  from  a  cruel  death.  They  remained  in 
Germany  fourteen  years,  then  stayed  two  years  in  England, 
from  whence  they  came  to  America  in  1700,  and  settled  in  Ma- 
nakintown,  on  James  river,  having  been  preceded  by  the  du 
Breuils  and  other  Huguenot  settlers,  ten  vears  previously. 

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LEWIS  AXD  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


So  far  as  is  known  this  was  the  only  family  of  du  Breuils 
among  the  Huguenot  settlers;  indeed  the  proofs  are  conclusive, 
as  the  name  of  du  Breuil  is  extinct,  and  the  name  of  Dibrell. 
which  took  its  place,  is  confined  to  the  descendants  of  the  only 
son  of  Dr.  Christopher  du  Brueil  of  France,  but  more  recently 
of  Manakintown. 

DR.  CHRISTOPHER  DU  BREUIL. 

(Pronounced  “du  Bray.”) 

Of  this  great  ancestor  of  the  Dibrell  family,  very  little  is 
known.  It  is  known,  however,  from  the  records,  that  he  was 
among  the  Manakintown  settlers,  and  hence,  among  the  Hugue¬ 
not  refugees.  Mr.  Charles  Lee  Dibrell  in  his  manuscript  says 
of  Dr.  du  Breuil:  “Among  the  Manakintown  settlers  was  Chris¬ 
topher  du  Breuil.  a  physician,  who  died  in  the  year  1729-  Noth¬ 
ing  more  is  known  of  him  than  that  it  was  said  that  he  was  em¬ 
inent  in  his  profession.  Beyond  him  it  is  impossible  to  trace  our 
genealogy  on  the  paternal  line.  We  will  therefore  consider  him 
the  vine  from  which  so  many  branches  of  the  Dibrell  family 
have  sprung.”  After  the  death  of  Dr.  du  Breuil  his  widow 
married  a  Huguenot  named  Labairaira  (pronounced  Lubarier), 
by  whom  she  had  one  or  more  sons  and  probably  daughters,  of 
whom,  however,  so  little  is  known  that  an  intelligent  account 
cannot  be  given. 

From  the  library  of  universal  knowledge  the  following  ex¬ 
tract  is  taken : 

“Both  Charles  V  and  Frances  I  proceeded  at  once  to  exe¬ 
cute  the  articles  of  the  peace  of  Cressy  relating  to  the  extir¬ 
pation  of  heresy  in  their  respective  dominions.  Charles  ordered 
certain  doctors  of  the  University  of  Louvaine  to  draw  up  a  con¬ 
fession  of  faith  which  he  required  all  of  his  subjects  in  the 
Netherlands  to  accept  under  the  penalty  of  death.  To  show 
that  he  was  in  earnest  he  caused  Peter  du  Breuil.  a  Calvinistic 
preacher,  to  be  burned  to  death  in  the  market  place.  February. 
1545.” 


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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


From  the  “Dictionnaire  Historique  et  Heraldique  de  la 
Noblesse  Francaise,”  by  D.  Demailhac — Paris,  1895 — first  vol¬ 
ume,  page  583,  we  find  that  as  early  as  1413  Jean  du  Breuil  was 
mentioned  as  one  of  the  large  land  holders  of  France,  and  that 
in  1545  the  same  reference  is  made  to  Antoine  du  Breuil,  with 
description,  respectively,  of  their  Arms  which  will  be  found  de¬ 
scribed  hereafter. 

The  birth  of  Dr.  du  Breuil  occurred  about  1680,  after  three 
generations  had  passed  through  the  storms  of  civil  and  religious 
strife  which  had  shaken  France  from  center  to  circumference; 
many  in  the  meantime  had  followed  Harry  of  Navarre  on  bloody 
fields  of  carnage,  and  some  had  witnessed  the  massacre  of  St. 
Bartholomew.  It  is  not  strange,  therefore,  that  from  such  an 
ancestry  a  race  of  patriots  should  have  descended,  or  that  men 
and  women  who  had  sprung  from  the  loins  of  such  heroes  should 
make  their  mark  in  whatever  sphere  their  lots  chanced  to  be  cast. 

From  the  records  of  the  church  of  the  French  refugees  at 
Manakintown  we  learn  that  “Jeane  Antoine  du  Breuil,  son  of 
Christoffe  du  Breuil  and  Marianne  his  wife,  was  born  May  15, 
1728,  and  on  the  first  of  August  following,  was  baptized  by 
Mr.  Masons,  was  presented  by  Antoine  Benin,  and  Elizabeth 
Dutoi  was  grandmother.”  The  foregoing  extract  is  signed  by 
Jeane  Chastain,  clerk,  and  is  taken  from  the  historical  collec¬ 
tions,  volume  V. 

From  the  foregoing  sketch  two  deductions  necessarily  fol¬ 
low:  First,  as  Mr.  Charles  Lee  Dibrell’s  manuscript  says  that 
Antoine  Dibrell  was  born  a  month  after  the  death  of  his  father, 
and  the  record  says  that  he  was  born  1728,  it  follows  that  Dr. 
Cristopher  du  Breuil  died  in  1728  instead  of  1729;  second,  if 
Elizabeth  Dutoi  was  Antoine’s  grandmother,  then  the  maiden 
name  of  Dr.  du  Breuil’s  wife,  “Marianne,”  was  Dutoi,  but  if 
grandmother  should  read  “godmother,”  then  the  deduction  would 
fail;  but  it  must  be  remembered,  that  in  the  baptism  of  infants 
the  Roman  Catholic  Church  instituted  the  office  of  godfather  and 
godmother,  and  that  with  the  exception  of  the  Church  of  Eng¬ 
land,  which  was  a  very  slight  remove  from  the  mother  church. 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


this  office  was  abandoned  by  all  the  Protestant  churches,  and  it 
is  not  to  be  presumed  that  the  French  Huguenots,  who  had  been 
the  special  victims  of  Romish  persecutions,  would  perpetuate  a 
Romish  custom  which  all  of  the  other  Protestant  churches,  ex¬ 
cept  the  established  church  of  England,  had  abandoned,  and 
the  conclusion  is  almost  inevitable  that  grandmother  is  here  used 
in  the  sense  of  consanguinity,  and  not  in  place  of  godmother,  as 
I  find  it  transcribed  the  same  way  in  three  instances  by  different 
persons,  and  it  seems  hardly  probable  that  a  mistake  was  made 
in  transcribing  it. 

But  the  inquiry  may  be  made,  What  has  become  of  the  Du- 
toi  family?  They  have  gone  into  the  wastebasket,  so  to  speak, 
just  as  the  du  Breuils  did,  with  the  difference  that  it  is  not 
known  what  other  name  was  adopted  in  its  stead.  The  truth  is 
that  these  exiles  were  in  a  transition  state  from  French  to  Eng¬ 
lish,  or  American,  and  comparatively  few  of  them  retained  their 
original  name.  Outraged,  disgusted  and  heartsick,  they  sought 
to  forget  their  native  land  and  the  very  names  by  which  they 
had  been  known.  Some  adopted  their  equivalent  in  an  English 
translation;  thus  L’Oiseai  became  Bird;  Le  Blanc,  White;  Le 
Noir,  Black;  Le  Roy,  King;  while  others  were  changed  to  suit 
the  sound,  and  still  others  dreadfully  vulgarized.  Thus,  Conde 
became  Cundy;  Couquerell,  Cockerell;  Drouet  became  Drewet; 
De  Aeth,  Death;  Huyghens,  Huggins  or  Higgins;  and  Braufoy, 
Broffy.  And  doubtless,  Dutoi,  gave  way  to  some  other  name  the 
connection  of  which  has  been  lost  sight  of. 

There  is  a  tradition  that  the  maiden  name  of  Marianne  du 
Breuil,  was  Le  Grande,  and  this  name  has  been  perpetuated  in 
some  of  the  Dibrell  families,  but  this  is  a  mere  tradition,  with¬ 
out  foundation. 

MANAKINTOWN  SETTLEMENT. 

A  short  sketch  of  this  settlement,  where  Dr.  du  Breuil  is  first 
found,  will  not  be  amiss  at  this  time: 

“All  the  countries  of  Europe  had  opened  their  arms,  so  to 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


speak,  to  these  fleeing  exiles  and  nothing  less  could  have  been 
expected  from  Virginia  than  the  warmest  hospitality. 

“In  1690  so  many  Huguenots  had  settled  on  the  south  bank 
of  James  river,  in  Henrico  county,  about  twenty  miles  from 
where  Richmond  now  stands  (Henrico  then  embraced  both  sides 
of  the  river  at  that  point),  and  which  was  known  as  Manakin- 
town,  from  the  tribe  of  Indians  which  had  occupied  that  section, 
that  the  assembly  passed  an  act  giving  them  a  large  tract  of 
land  along  the  river  as  their  possession,  exempting  it  from  all 
taxes,  state  and  county,  for  seven  years,  and  then  extending  the 
privilege  indefinitely;  and  here  they  rested  for  a  time  worship¬ 
ing  with  an  entire  freedom  of  conscience,  without  restraint  or 
dictation  from  any  source,  until  such  time  as  they  grew  so  much 
in  numbers  that  it  became  necessary  for  them  to  spread  out  and 
seek  their  fortunes  in  different  parts  of  the  country. 

“The  names  of  the  families  still  remaining  in  Virginia,  who 
derive  their  descent  from  these  Huguenots  are,  Marye,  Fontaine, 
Dupuy,  Harris,  Sublett,  Watkins,  Markham,  Sully,  Chastain, 
Duval,  Bondurant,  Flournoy,  Potter,  Michaux,  Pemberton,  Mun- 
ford,  Hatcher,  Jaquiline,  Bernard,  Barrond,  Latane,  Moncure, 
Agie,  Amouet,  Chadouin,  Dibrell,  Moxie,  Pasteur,  Perrou, 
Thweatt,  Manry,  Boisseau,  Fouche,  Lanier,  Leneve.  There  are 
doubtless  others  who  might  be  added.”  (Meade’s  “Old  Churches 
and  Families,”  volume  I,  page  468.) 

DIBRELL  FAMILY. 

Dibrell,  originally  French,  and  spelled  du  Breuil,  was 
among  the  oldest  and  most  prominent  Huguenot  families.  In 
Virginia,  however,  it  became  thoroughly  anglicized,  and  for  more 
than  a  hundred  and  fifty  years,  and  for  six  successive  genera¬ 
tions,  it  has  been  spelled  Dibrell.  As  was  referred  to  under  the 
head  of  du  Breuil,  this  is  one  of  the  instances  of  the  general 
change  of  names  which  resulted  from  the  conditions  surrounding 
the  French  Huguenots  in  America.  The  purely  English  rendi¬ 
tion  of  the  name  by  the  first  Anthony  Dibrell  has  stripped  it  of 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


all  complications  and  made  it  purely  American. 

As  before  stated,  Dr.  Christopher  du  Breuil,  which  name 
became  changed  to  Dibrell,  was  the  original  head  of  the  family 
in  America.  It  is  generally  accepted  that  he  was  born  in  France 
and  with  his  parents  fled  from  that  country  towards  the  close 
of  the  seventeenth  century,  in  consequence  of  the  relentless  war 
which  had  been  waged  by  the  government  and  the  Romish  church 
against  all  Protestants. 

The  du  Breuils  like  the  Dupuys  and  the  other  names  men¬ 
tioned  in  the  Manakintown  settlement,  did  not  come  directly  to 
America,  but  refugeed  first  to  Holland,  then  to  England,  and  af¬ 
terwards  to  America;  and  it  is  a  notable  fact  that  only  one  of  the 
name  was  known  among  the  Manakintown  settlers. 

There  are  no  records  to  show  that  Dr.  du  Breuil  left  any 
other  child  than  Anthony,  who  was  the  great  ancestor  of  the 
Dibrell  family  in  America. 

We  learn  from  the  records  of  the  church  of  the  French  ref¬ 
ugees  at  Manakintown,  known  in  English  church  history  as  Par¬ 
ish  of  King  William,  that  Jean  Antoine  du  Breuil,  son  of  Chris- 
toffe  du  Breuil  and  Marianne  his  wife,  was  born  May  15,  1728, 
and  baptized  first  of  August  following.  This  is  none  other  than 
Anthony  Dibrell,  whose  name  has  become  changed,  as  we  have 
seen,  from  du  Breuil  to  Dibrell,  as  almost  all  the  names  of  the 
Manakintown  settlers  had  undergone  radical  changes,  owing  to 
their  changed  condition  in  the  colonies. 


ANTHONY  DIBRELL. 

The  father  of  Anthony  Dibrell  having  died  previous  to  his 
birth,  and  his  mother  having  married  the  second  time  and  died 
soon  thereafter,  Anthony  was  left  to  be  raised  by  strange  hands. 

It  is  not  known  what  the  financial  condition  of  Anthony 
Dibrell  was  when  his  parents  died,  but  it  is  known,  when  he 
started  out  in  his  early  manhood,  he  was  on  his  own  resources 
without  money.  There  is  one  fact,  however,  that  stands  forth 
most  prominently  and  speaks  for  itself ;  whatever  the  early  op- 

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portunities  of  Anthony  Dibrell  may  have  been,  he  not  only 
proved  himself  equal  to  the  battle  of  life,  but  from  his  first 
appearance  upon  the  arena  he  was  acknowledged  the  full  peer 
of  his  fellows,  and  established  his  claim,  in  spite  of  adverse 
fate,  to  a  lineage  that  placed  him  in  the  front  rank  of  the  best 
names  of  the  seventeenth  and  eighteenth  centuries.  Left  an 
orphan  when  so  young  that  he  had  no  distinct  recollection  of 
either  of  his  parents,  raised  by  an  unlettered  Frenchman  (by  the 
name  of  Benning),  and  turned  loose  upon  the  world  penniless, 
he  married  before  he  was  thirty  years  old,  in  one  of  the  wealthi¬ 
est  and  most  aristocratic  families  of  Virginia. 

The  father-in-law  of  J.  M.  McAllister,  Charles  Lee  Di¬ 
brell,  in  his  manuscript  so  frequently  referred  to,  gives  the  fol¬ 
lowing  items  of  the  early  life  of  Anthony  Dibrell:  “About  one 
month  after  the  death  of  Christopher  du  Brueil,  Anthony,  his 
only  child,  was  born.  It  is  supposed  that  Dr.  du  Breuil  died 
poor,  and  left  his  wife  without  the  means  of  educating  their 
son.  After  his  death,  how  long  it  is  not  known,  his  widow  mar¬ 
ried  a  Huguenot  named  Labairaire  (pronounced  Lubarier)  by 
whom  she  had  a  son  or  sons,  and  probably  daughters,  of  whom 
too  little  is  remembered  to  justify  any  remarks  about  them. 
Shortly  after  or  before  the  marriage  of  the  mother  of  Anthony 
to  Labairaire,  he  then  a  small  boy,  was  given  up  to  a  man  named 
Benning  who  treated  him  with  great  cruelty  and  raised  him  in 
profound  ignorance.  Having  finished  his  term  of  apprentice¬ 
ship  with  Benning,  he  turned  his  attention  to  procuring  an  edu¬ 
cation  and  having  equipped  himself  for  the  battle  of  life,  started 
out  to  measure  lances  with  others  of  his  generation.” 

Mr.  Charles  Lee  Dibrell  further  says  of  Anthony  Dibrell: 
“In  person  my  grandfather  was  about  five  feet  seven  inches  in 
height,  weight  about  140  pounds,  dark  complexion,  dark  eyes 
and  hair,  aquiline  nose,  and  prominent  forehead.  My  recollec¬ 
tion  of  him  is  distinct,  although  I  was  little  more  than  eight 
years  old  when  he  died.” 

In  1756,  at  about  the  age  of  twenty-eight,  Anthony  Di¬ 
brell  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Lee,  at  the  house  of  John  Fearn, 

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in  Buckingham  county,  Virginia.  Her  sister,  Leeanna,  having 
become  the  wife  of  John  Fearn  twelve  years  previously.  At 
this  point  in  the  history  of  the  Dibrell  family  it  becomes  neces¬ 
sary,  in  order  to  make  the  complete  history  intelligent,  to  intro¬ 
duce  a  sketch  of  the  Lee  family. 

As  the  du  Breuils  preceded  the  Dibrell  family,  and  as  a  ref¬ 
erence  to  their  history  was  necessary  to  an  introduction  to  the 
Dibrell  history,  reference  to  the  history  of  the  Lee  family  at 
this  point  is  necessary  to  a  clear  understanding  of  Dibrell  his¬ 
tory. 


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LEE  FAMILY. 


The  best  authenticated  English  history  informs  us  that 
Launcelot  Lee  entered  England  with  William  the  Conqueror  in 
1066.  He  was  originally  from  Loudon,  France,  and  was  the 
founder  of  the  Lee  family  in  England  from  which  the  Virginia 
family  is  said  to  have  descended.  After  the  battle  of  Hastings, 
when  the  estates  of  the  native  English  nobility  were  divided 
among  the  followers  of  William,  a  fine  estate  in  Essex  was  be¬ 
stowed  upon  him.  Lionel  Lee,  a  lineal  descendant  of  Launce¬ 
lot,  who  was  Earl  of  Litchfield,  raised  a  company  of  gentlemen 
cavaliers,  at  the  head  of  which  he  accompanied  Richard  Coeur 
de  Leon  in  the  third  crusade  in  1192.  For  gallant  conduct  at 
the  siege  of  Acre,  he  was  made  Earl  of  Litchfield,  and  another 
estate  was  bestowed  upon  the  family  called  Ditchley.  The  armor 
worn  by  Lionel  Lee  was  placed  in  the  horse  armory  in  the  tower 
of  London  (see  Guilliam’s  complete  Heraldry).  Richard  Lee,  a 
descendant  of  his,  accompanied  the  unfortunate  Earl  of  Surrey 
in  his  expedition  against  the  Scotch  border  in  1542.  Two  of  the 
family  were  knights  companion  of  the  garter,  and  their  banners 
surmounted  by  the  Lee  Arms,  were  placed  in  St.  George’s 
Chapel,  Windsor  Castle.  The  Arms  consisted  of  a  shield,  band 
scimiter,  battled  and  embattled;  crest  a  cloist  visor,  surmounted 
by  a  squirrel  holding  a  nut;  the  motto,  “Non  incantus  future” 
(see  memoirs  of  1776,  by  Henry  Lee). 

It  is  true  that  Dr.  Edmund  Jennings  Lee,  author  of  “Lee 
of  Virginia,”  does  not  embrace  this  part  of  Lee  history  in  his 
work.  Dr.  Lee  is  eminent  authority,  but  it  is  nevertheless  true 
that  he  discards  much  authentic  history  because  it  is  not  con¬ 
firmed  by  family  records  which  have  come  into  his  possession,  al¬ 
though  it  is  an  established  fact  that  the  history  in  question  is 
based  upon  the  most  reliable  authority. 

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RICHARD  LEE. 

The  first  Richard  Lee  of  American  history  was  born  in 
Shropshire,  England,  towards  the  end  of  the  sixteenth  century. 
He  was  member  of  the  privy  council  of  Charles  I,  and  during 
the  reign  of  that  monarch,  l641,  he  emigrated  to  Virginia.  He 
was  first  attorney  general  of  Virginia,  he  was  secretary  of  the 
colony  with  Sir  William  Berkley,  and  was  conspicuous  in  all 
colonial  affairs. 

After  the  death  of  Charles  I,  and  during  the  Protectorate 
of  Cromwell,  Lee  was  conspicuous  in  his  adherence  to  Charles, 
though  sufficiently  cautious  to  avoid  a  conflict.  Berkley  and  Lee 
declared  allegiance  to  Charles  II,  and  invited  the  fugitive  roy¬ 
alist  to  come  to  Virginia  and  live;  more  than  a  hundred  of  his 
adherents  did  come,  and  Charles  was  ultimately  invited  to  Vir¬ 
ginia  as  its  ruler.  Upon  the  death  of  Cromwell,  Berkley  and 
Lee  declared  in  favor  of  Charles  II,  as  King  of  England,  Scot¬ 
land,  France,  Ireland  and  Virginia,  whom  they  had  proclaimed 
king  two  years  before,  in  consequence  of  which  the  motto  was 
added  to  the  Virginia  Arms,  “En  dat  Virginia  quintum.”  Until 
after  the  union  of  England  and  Scotland  it  was  changed  to  “En 
dat  Virginia  Quartum,”  and  from  this  incident  in  colonial  his¬ 
tory  Virginia  became  known  as  the  “Old  Dominion,”  which 
proud  distinction  she  still  enjoys. 

This  Richard  Lee  had  six  sons  and  two  daughters,  John, 
Richard,  Francis,  William,  Hancock,  Charles,  Betsy  and  Anne. 
Only  three  of  these  sons,  Richard,  Hancock,  and  Charles,  left 
descendants  in  Virginia.  Nothing  is  known  of  the  marriage  or 
descendants  of  the  daughters. 

The  maiden  names  of  very  few  of  the  wives  and  mothers 
of  this  period  of  our  history  have  been  retained,  and  like  General 
Robert  Lewis,  Augustine  Warner,  and  many  others  contempora¬ 
neous  with  them,  the  maiden  name  of  the  wife  of  the  first  Rich¬ 
ard  Lee  has  been  lost  to  history  and  tradition,  except  that  her 
given  name  was  Anna;  and  until  very  recently,  there  was  nothing 
known  of  the  history  of  any  of  his  sons  except  Richard  and 

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Hancock,  but  in  the  last  few  years,  through  the  persistence  of 
some  of  the  descendants  and  family  connections,  with  the  aid 
of  wills  and  other  court  records,  church  registers  and  tomb¬ 
stones,  many  of  the  descendants  of  Charles,  the  youngest  son, 
have  been  traced,  and  two  families,  the  Fearns  and  Dibrells, 
known  to  have  belonged  to  the  Lee  family,  have  been  enabled  to 
trace  themselves  directly  from  this  Charles  Lee. 

As  the  Lee  family  has  been  taken  up  wholly  with  reference 
to  the  Fearns  and  Dibrells,  only  that  branch  from  which  they  de¬ 
scended  will  be  considered. 

The  three  sons  of  Richard  Lee,  who  left  descendants  in 
Virginia,  Richard,  Hancock  and  Charles,  and  who  established 
families.  Mere  known  respectively  as  the  Shropshire  or  Stratford, 
Ditchley,  and  Cobbs  Hall  lines,  these  names  having  attached  to 
their  respective  estates. 

COBBS  HALL. 

This  was  the  name  of  the  residence  located  on  the  estate 
bequeathed  by  the  first  Richard  Lee  to  his  son  Charles.  The 
history  of  this  estate  is  not  known,  nor  is  it  known  how  the  first 
Richard  Lee  came  into  possession  of  it.  It  is  known  that  the 
name  of  Cobbs  was  one  of  the  earliest  of  the  colonial  names, 
that  they  were  in  Virginia  more  than  twenty  years  previous  to 
the  arrival  of  Richard  Lee,  and  it  is  quite  certain  that  this  ances¬ 
tral  mansion  was  built  by  some  one  of  the  name  and  came  into 
possession  of  Richard  Lee,  either  by  purchase  or  some  matri¬ 
monial  alliance,  almost  certainly  the  latter,  as  Lee  in  all  prob¬ 
ability  would  not  have  retained  the  name  of  strangers  to  be 
handed  down  to  his  descendants  if  it  had  come  into  the  family 
by  purchase. 

Cobbs  Hall  stands  to  the  Lee  family  identically  as  Warner 
Hall  does  to  the  Lewis  family,  and  the  Lees  who  have  descended 
from  that  branch,  are  known  as  “the  Cobbs  Hall  Lees,”  as  the 
Eastern  Virginia  Lewises  are  known  as  those  of  “Warner  Hall.” 

Leading  up  to  the  history  of  ♦Re  Fearn  and  Dibrell  families 

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it  becomes  necessary  to  publish  the  wills  of  several  members 
through  three  generations  of  the  Cobbs  Hall  Lees,  as  it  is  in  the 
will  of  the  first  Charles  Lee  that  we  obtain  the  first  and  only 
clue  to  the  respective  heads  of  the  Fearns  and  Dibrells,  Leanna 
and  Elizabeth  Lee. 

WILL  OF  THE  FIRST  CHARLES  LEE, 

“Youngest  son  of  the  first  Richard  Lee,  and  grandfather 
of  Leeanna  Fearn,  and  Elizabeth  Dibrell. 

“Northumberland  county,  Virginia,  July  Ye  13,  1700.  I, 
Charles  Lee,  being  in  perfect  health  and  strength  of  memory, 
do  make  this  my  last  will  and  testament.  Test,  I  give  and  be¬ 
queath  my  soul  to  my  blessed  Redeemer  Jesus  Christ,  assuredly 
trusting,  in  and  by  His  meritorious  death  and  passion,  to  re¬ 
ceive  salvation,  and  my  body  to  be  disposed  of  as  my  loving  wife 
shall  .  .  .  not  doubting,  but  at  last  both  body  and  soul  will 

be  renovated  and  glorified.  Next,  I  give  to  my  son  Thomas  all 
my  land  on  Rappahannock  riverside,  had  by  my  wife,  as  also 
five  hundred  acres  left  me  by  Walter  Jenkins,  to  him  and  his 
heirs  male.  One  featherbed,  and  further  a  child’s  part  of  my 
negroes,  cattle  and  household  stuff,  and  in  case  of  his  death 
without  heirs,  to  be  divided  among  my  other  children.  Next,  I 
give  and  bequeath  to  my  son  Charles  the  six  hundred  acres 
whereon  I  now  am,  a  featherbed  and  furniture,  a  child’s  part  of 
my  negroes  and  cattle  with  other  household  stuff,  and  in  case  of 
his  death  before  age,  to  be  equally  divided  among  the  other 
children.  Next,  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  daughter  Leeanna 
Lee,  that  two  himdred  acres  of  land  had  out  of  brother  Han¬ 
cock’s  tract,  a  child’s  part  of  my  negroes,  with  cattle  and  other 
household  stuff ;  the  sheep  of  her  mark,  which  is  two  crops,  and 
a  slit  in  one  ear,  and  in  case  of  her  death  before  age,  to  be 
divided  amongst  my  other  children.  Next,  I  give  and  bequeath 
to  my  daughter  Elizabeth,  a  child’s  part  of  my  negroes  and 
cattle,  with  other  household  stuff.  The  half  of  my  white  serv¬ 
ants,  and  in  case  of  her  death  before  age  to  be  equally  divided 
among  my  other  children. 


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“Lastly.  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  loving  wife  all  my 
bedding  not  set  down,  and  an  equal  part  of  my  negroes  and 
cattle,  the  half  of  my  white  hands,  with  a  child’s  part  of  my 
other  household  stuff.  My  part  of  the  mill,  and  all  my  sheep  and 
hogs.  Whom  I  make  executrix  of  this,  my  last  will  and  testa¬ 
ment. 

“As  witness  my  hand  and  seal  the  day  and  year  above 
written.  Charles  Lee.” 

“Die.  December,  1701.  Then  Mr.  John  Tuberville,  for 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Lee,  executrix  of  Captain  Charles  Lee,  deceased, 
motioned  the  county  court  of  Northumberland,  for  a  probate  to 
be  granted  of  this  will,  and  the  court  perused  the  will  and  were 
of  opinion  that,  as  well  ye  wrnrds  of  as  the  subscription  to  the 
said  will,  are  his  own  hand,  written  by  himself,  and  doe  therefore 
grant  to  her,  the  said  Elizabeth,  probate  of  ye  said  will. 

“Test. 

“The  Hobson,  Clerk  of  Court.” 

“Die.  January  21,  1718.  The  original  will  attested  of 
Captain  Charles  Lee,  was  presented  to  ye  court  by  Richard  Lee 
(ye  records  where  it  was  recorded,  being  burnt  with  the  office). 
On  the  said  Richard  Lee’s  motion,  it  was  again  admitted  to  rec¬ 
ord. 

“Test. 

“Rd.  Lee,  Clk.  of  Court.” 

From  the  foregoing  will  it  will  be  seen  that  Charles  Lee, 
youngest  son  of  the  first  Richard,  had  two  daughters,  Leeanna 
and  Elizabeth.  These  names  in  connection  have  never  before 
been  known  in  the  Lee  family,  nor  is  it  known  from  whence  they 
were  derived.  It  is  presumable,  however,  that  Elizabeth  was 
named  for  her  mother,  Elizabeth  Medstand,  but  as  to  the  combi¬ 
nation  of  Leeanna,  we  are  left  to  conjecture.  It  will  be  noted  that 
the  name  is  a  combination  of  two  separate  and  distinct  names, 
Lee  and  Anna,  and  it  is  doubtless  from  the  name  of  the  wife  of 
the  first  Richard  Lee,  who  was  named  Anna,  that  the  name  was 
derived.  Charles  Lee  evidently  sought  to  perpetuate  the  memory 

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of  his  mother  in  the  name  of  his  oldest  daughter,  which  he  could 
not  do  by  merely  calling  her  Anna,  as  she  would  then  have  been 
only  Anna  Lee,  but  he  conceived  a  thought  much  more  compre¬ 
hensive  and  called  her  Leeanna,  and  prefixing  it  to  his  own 
name,  made  it  Leeanna  Lee. 

In  my  search  for  the  ancestry  of  Leeanna  and  Elizabeth 
Lee.  I  had  opened  correspondence  with  all  of  the  genealogists 
of  the  Lee  family.  Mr.  Cassius  F.  Lee  of  Alexandria,  Vir¬ 
ginia,  being  recognized  as  authority,  I  was  persistent  in  my 
search  through  him.  We  differed  very  widely  as  to  the  proper 
method  of  obtaining  the  desired  information,  in  consequence  of 
which  our  correspondence  ended  rather  abruptly.  It  transpired, 
however,  that  Mr.  Lee  was  in  very  poor  health  and  died  soon 
thereafter.  Dr.  Edmund  J.  Lee  of  Philadelphia,  administered 
upon  his  effects  and  succeeded  him  as  family  genealogist.  Dr. 
Lee  was  a  brother  of  Mr.  Cassius  Lee,  and  as  executor  of  his 
brother  came  into  possession  of  all  his  effects  and  correspond¬ 
ence,  my  letters  being  among  the  latter. 

Finding  from  my  correspondence  with  his  brother  that  I 
was  inquiring  very  anxiously  for  the  history  of  Leeanna  and 
Elizabeth  Lee,  Dr.  Lee  thought  that  he  had  found  the  ladies  for 
whom  I  was  inquiring  in  the  daughters  of  the  first  Charles  Lee, 
and,  as  he  was  preparing  for  publication  a  history  of  the  Lee 
family,  he  opened  correspondence  with  me,  but  the  information 
he  had  was  only  what  I  was  already  in  possession  of  from 
“Hayden.” 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  will  of  the  first  Charles  Lee  was 
written  July  13,  1700,  and  that  his  daughters,  Leeanna  and 
Elizabeth,  were  born  previous  to  that  time,  and  from  other  rec¬ 
ords  it  is  shown  that  they  were  several  years  old  when  their 
father  died;  so  that  it  followed  as  a  matter  of  necessity  that  they 
belonged  to  a  generation  preceding  the  Leeanna  and  Elizabeth 
for  whom  I  was  searching,  as  Leeanna  Lee  had  married  John 
Fearn,  in  1744,  and  Elizabeth  Lee  had  married  Anthony  Dibrell 
in  1756,  and  both  of  them  had  raised  large  families  of  chil¬ 
dren;  therefore  it  become  necessary  to  make  further  search. 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


Up  to  this  time  nothing  had  been  ascertained  except  that 
Leeanna  and  Elizabeth  were  family  names  in  the  Cobbs  Hall 
line,  and  although  Charles  Lee  of  Cobbs  Hall  left  but  two  sons, 
and  Leeanna  Fearn  and  Elizabeth  Dibrell  necessarily  belonged 
to  the  same  generation  as  their  children,  these  names  could  not 
be  found  in  their  wills. 

“will  OF  THE  FIRST  THOMAS  LEE, 

“Oldest  son  of  the  first  Charles  Lee,  and  grandson  of  the 
first  Richard  Lee,  and  father  of  Leeanna  Fearn  and  Elizabeth 
Dibrell. 

“In  the  name  of  God,  amen.  I,  Thomas  Lee,  being  in 
good  health,  mind  and  memory,  do  make  and  appoint  this  my 
last  will  and  testament. 

“I  give  and  bequeath  my  soul  to  God  who  gave  it,  hoping 
in  and  through  the  merits  of  my  blessed  Lord  and  Savior 
Jesus  Christ  to  receive  remission  of  all  my  sins.  My  body  to 
the  ground,  to  have  a  Christian  and  decent  burial. 

“I  give  my  son  William  Lee  all  my  land  where  William 
Rankins  and  Richard  Weaver  now  live,  to  him,  and  the  heirs 
of  his  body  forever. 

“I  give  unto  my  sons,  Thomas,  Richard  and  Charles,  all 
the  tract  of  land  whereon  I  now  live,  to  be  equally  divided 
between  them,  to  them  and  the  heirs  of  their  body  lawfully 
begotten,  forever. 

“I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  son  John,  all  that  tract  of  land 
on  ye  head  of  Currotomson  river,  which  I  had  of  my  wife, 
where  Harvey  now  lives,  to  him  and  his  heirs  forever.  Pro¬ 
vided  the  child  my  wife  goes  with  be  not  a  boy,  which  if  it  be, 
then  my  will  is  that  the  said  land  be  equally  divided  between 
them  and  the  heirs  of  their  bodies  forever. 

“I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  wife  one-fourth  part  of 
my  personal  estate,  during  her  natural  life  or  widowhood,  but 
if  she  should  intermarry,  then  to  have  but  one  child’s  part, 
also  my  will  is,  that  she  have  the  liberty  to  dispose  of  her 

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fourth  part  to  such  of  her  children  as  she  shall  think  proper, 
at  her  decease,  provided  she  lives  unmarried. 

“My  will  is  that  my  estate  be  kept  together  until  my 
children  come  to  lawful  age  or  marriage. 

“My  will  is  that  my  loving  brother,  Major  Charles  Lee, 
my  good  friend,  William  Nicholas  Martin,  and  my  loving  wife, 
be  executors  of  this,  my  last  will  and  testament,  and  that  my 
son,  William  Lee,  when  he  arrives  at  the  age  of  one  and  twenty, 
be  allowed  to  be  one  of  my  executors. 

“My  will  is  that  my  present  estate,  after  my  wife’s  part 
it  taken  out,  be  equally  divided  between  all  my  children. 

“I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  son,  William  Lee,  my 
Phillips’  English  Dictionary. 

“I  do  ordain  and  appoint  this  my  last  will  and  testament, 
revoking  all  previous  wills  by  me  heretofore  made.  As  wit¬ 
ness  my  hand  and  seal,  this  16th  day  of  June,  1733. 

“Thomas  Lee. 

“will  of  THE  SECOND  THOMAS  LEE. 

“Son  of  the  first  Thomas,  grandson  of  the  first  Charles, 
great-grandson  of  first  Richard,  and  brother  of  Leeanna  Fearn 
and  Elizabeth  Dibrell. 

“In  the  name  of  God,  amen,  December  1,  1758.  I, 
Thomas  Lee  of  the  colony  of  Virginia,  in  the  county  of  Lan¬ 
caster,  and  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  being  very  sick  and  weak 
in  body,  but  a  perfect  mind  and  memory,  thanks  be  to  God  for 
it  however,  calling  to  mind  the  mortality  of  my  body,  and 
knowing  that  it  is  appointed  unto  all  men  once  to  die,  do  make 
and  ordain  this  my  last  will  and  testament,  that  is  to  say, 
principally  and  first  of  all,  I  recommend  my  soul  into  the 
hands  of  God  that  gave  it,  and  my  body  to  the  earth,  to  be 
decently  interred,  at  the  discretion  of  my  executors  hereafter 
named,  not  doubting  but  that  at  the  general  resurrection  I 
shall  revive  again  by  the  mighty  power  of  my  blessed  Re¬ 
deemer.  And  as  to  such  worldly  estate  as  it  has  pleased  God 

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to  bless  me  with  in  this  life,  I  give  and  dispose  of  the  same 
in  manner  and  form  following: 

“After  my  just  debts  and  funeral  charges  are  fully  paid 
and  satisfied,  then  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  daughter  Mary 
Lee,  one  negro  boy  named  Dick,  that  I  had  from  my  brother 
Richard  Lee,  to  her  and  her  heirs  forever. 

“I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  brother  John  Lee,  one  ne¬ 
gro  woman  named  Cate,  that  I  had  by  my  brother  Richard 
Lee,  to  him  and  his  heirs  forever,  and  as  I  owe  Richard  Blade 
some  money  it  is  my  will  and  desire,  that  it  shall  be  paid  out 
of  the  money  that  William  Griggs  owes  me,  and  the  remainder 
of  the  money  derived  from  William  Griggs,  I  give  and  be- 
queath  to  my  brother  John  Lee,  to  him  and  his  heirs  forever. 

“Then  I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  two  children,  Mary 
Lee  and  George  Lee,  to  them  and  the  heirs  of  their  hodv  for¬ 
ever,  all  the  rest  and  residue  of  my  estate,  both  real  and  per¬ 
sonal,  of  what  nature  or  kind  soever,  but  in  case  my  children 
should  die  without  heirs  lawfully  begotten  of  their  body,  then 
f  give  and  bequeath  to  my  loving  wife,  Lucy  Lee,  all  the  estate 
I  had  by  her  and  the  increase,  and  one  negro  woman  named 
Felicy,  and  likewise  my  chair,  and  two  horses,  and  the  expla¬ 
nation  of  the  testament.  And  in  case  of  the  death  of  my  two 
children,  Mary  Lee  and  George  Lee,  without  heirs  lawfully 
begotten  of  their  body,  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  brother, 
Charles  Lee,  all  the  tract  of  land  I  now  live  on,  to  him  and  his 
heirs  forever. 

“I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  brother  John  Lee,  all  of  the 
land  I  have  in  White  Chapel  Parish,  to  him  and  his  heirs  for¬ 
ever,  in  case  my  two  children,  Mary  Lee  and  George  Lee, 
should  die  without  heirs  lawfully  begotten  of  their  body. 

“I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  brother  Charles  Lee,  one 
negro  fellow  named  Aaron,  in  case  my  children  should  die 
without  heirs,  lawfully  begotten  of  their  bodies,  to  him  and  his 
heirs  forever. 

“I  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  loving  wife,  Lucy  Lee,  one- 
half  my  stock,  and  household  furniture,  in  the  case  of  the 

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death  of  my  children  without  heirs  lawfully  begotten  of  their 
bodies,  and  in  the  case  of  the  death  of  my  two  children,  Mary 
Lee  and  George  Lee,  without  heirs  lawfully  begotten  of  their 
bodies,  I  give  and  bequeath  all  the  rest  of  my  negroes  not  before 
mentioned,  to  my  brother  John  Lee,  to  him  and  the  heirs  of  his 
body  forever,  and  my  will  and  desire  is  that  my  brother  John 
Lee  may  work  the  negroes  he  now  has  upon  the  land  I  now 
live  on,  as  long  as  he  lives  single,  and  have  the  profits  of  the 

land  I  now  live  on  and  the  negroes,  as  long  as  he  lives  single, 

and  in  case  of  the  death  of  two  children  Mary  Lee  and  George 
Lee,  without  heirs  lawfully  begotten  of  their  bodies,  my  will 
and  desire  is,  that  my  estate  be  kept  together  until  forty 
pounds  current  money  of  Virginia  be  raised,  and  that  money  I 
give  and  bequeath  to  my  sister  Elizabeth  Dibrell’s  eldest  son 
to  him  and  his  heirs  lawfully  begotten  of  his  body  forever, 

and  in  case  he  dies  without  such  heirs,  then  the  forty  pounds, 

current  money  to  be  equally  divided  between  my  two  brothers, 
Charles  Lee  and  John  Lee. 

“I  do  hereby  nominate,  constitute  and  appoint  my  loving 
wife,  Lucy  Lee,  executrix,  as  long  as  she  lives  a  widow  and  no 
longer,  also  Charles  Lee,  Eppa  Lawson,  and  George  Currcll, 
executors  of  this  my  last  will  and  testament,  revoking  and 
disannulling  all  other  will  or  wills,  by  me  heretofore  made.  In 
witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  seal  the  day 
and  year  first  above  written.  “Thomas  Lee. 

“Signed,  sealed  and  delivered,  in  presence  of  Benj.  Kelly, 
James  Sarasty,  Charles  Lee,  G.  Currell.” 

“At  a  court  held  for  Lancaster  county,  on  the  16th  day  of 
March,  1759,  this  will  was  proved  in  open  court,  by  the  oaths 
of  Charles  Lee,  George  Currell,  and  Benj.  Kelly,  witnesses 
thereto,  and  ordered  to  be  recorded. 

“Teste. 

“Thomas  Edwards,  Jr.,  C.  Clk.” 

A  train  of  ideas  may  be  traced  from  the  foregoing  wills. 
For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  Lee  family,  the  names 

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of  Leeanna  and  Elizabeth  appear  in  combination  in  the  will  of 
the  first  Charles  Lee.  These  were  the  names  of  his  only  daugh¬ 
ters,  and  from  that  fact  it  was  almost  a  matter  of  necessity 
that  the  names  should  be  traced  in  this  line. 

The  will  of  the  second  Charles  Lee  has  not  been  published 
in  these  pages,  as  there  was  nothing  in  it,  or  in  any  of  the  rec¬ 
ords  growing  out  of  it  that  could  possibly  shed  light  upon  the 
names  that  we  were  in  search  of. 

The  will  of  the  first  Thomas  Lee,  however,  opened  up  new 
thought  for  reflection.  He  names  his  five  sons  and  provides  for 
them  specifically  but  makes  no  mention  of  his  daughters.  It  is 
clear,  however,  that  he  had  daughters,  as  he  mentions  in  a  gen¬ 
eral  way,  that  his  personal  estate  shall  be  divided  equally  among 
“all  my  children.”  Had  there  been  no  daughters  this  provision 
would  have  been  unnecessary,  as  his  personal  estate,  as  well  as 
his  real  estate,  would  have  been  divided  among  his  sons. 

It  is  a  well-known  fact  that  testators  at  this  period  of  the 
country’s  history,  gave  their  lands  to  their  sons  as  also  an  equal 
proportion  of  their  personal  estate,  and  hence  the  names  of  the 
daughters  were  rarely  ever  mentioned;  but  in  this  will  of  the 
first  Thomas  Lee  we  have  proof  conclusive  that  he  had  at  least 
one  daughter  and  almost  certainly  several  others. 

The  second  Thomas  Lee,  son  of  the  first  Thomas,  aforesaid, 
mentions  his  sister  Elizabeth  Dibrell  in  his  will,  and  Mr. 
Charles  Lee  Dibrell  in  his  Mss.  which  are  the  highest  record  au¬ 
thority,  mentions  Leeanna  who  married  John  Fearn,  and  still 
another  sister  who  married  a  gentleman  by  the  name  of  Bates, 
whose  descendants  are  not  known. 

A  singular  coincidence  occurs  in  connection  with  the  will 
of  the  first  Thomas  Lee,  written  July  16,  1733.  At  that  time 
he  refers  to  an  unborn  child,  whose  name,  of  course  is  not  men¬ 
tioned  in  the  will,  but  about  twenty-two  years  thereafter,  Eliz¬ 
abeth  Lee  married  Anthony  Dibrell,  and  the  second  Thomas  Lee 
refers  to  her  as  his  sister,  Elizabeth  Dibrell. 

Taking  all  the  foregoing  circumstances  into  connection,  to¬ 
gether  with  names  and  dates,  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  the 

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unborn  child  mentioned  by  the  first  Thomas  Lee  in  his  will,  was 
Elizabeth  Lee  who  married  Anthony  Dibrell  in  1756. 

LEEANNA  AND  ELIZABETH  LEE. 

These  names  form  a  separate  chapter  in  “Lee  history.” 
There  is  no  doubt  that  the  genealogists  of  the  Lee  family  had 
lost  sight  of  these  two  ladies,  but  Leeanna  and  Elizabeth  had  not 
lost  sight  of  the  Lees,  nor  did  the  country  lose  sight  of  them  or 
their  descendants. 

When  Napoleon  Bonaparte  was  inquired  of  in  regard  to  his 
ancestry,  he  replied  that  he  himself  was  the  head  of  his  own 
ancestral  line,  and  the  ancestry  of  the  Bonapartes  dated  from 
his  advent  upon  the  stage  of  history.  The  same  may  be  said  of 
Leeanna  and  Elizabeth  Lee.  They  were  not  heroines  in  the  com¬ 
mon  acceptation  of  the  term,  but  they  were  heroic  mothers,  who, 
like  the  Spartan  mothers,  bid  their  sons  go  forth  and  fight  the 
battles  of  life  and  make  a  history  for  themselves. 

As  has  been  seen,  Leeanna  Lee  married  John  Fearn,  and 
Elizabeth  married  Anthony  Dibrell,  and  for  four  generations 
these  names  have  left  their  impress  upon  the  history  of  the 
times.  As  jurists,  diplomats,  scholars,  masters  of  the  various 
professions,  or  in  whatever  capacity  they  have  been  called  to 
act  they  have  proven  themselves  equal  to  the  occasion,  and  at 
all  times  the  peers  of  their  fellows. 

That  Elizabeth  was  the  daughter  of  the  first  Thomas  Lee, 
referred  to  in  his  will  as  then  unborn,  is  conclusively  proven. 
That  she  married  Anthony  Dibrell  about  1756,  is  also  proven  by 
the  reference  made  to  her  in  the  will  of  her  brother  Thomas  in 
1758,  and  that  she  was  married  to  Anthony  Dibrell  at  the  house 
of  John  Fearn,  in  Buckingham  county,  Virginia,  in  1756,  is 
proven  by  the  Mss.  of  Mr.  Charles  Lee  Dibrell. 

That  Leeanna  Lee  was  a  sister  of  Elizabeth  Lee,  and  conse¬ 
quently  a  daughter  of  the  first  Thomas  Lee,  is  proven  by  the 
Mss.  of  Mr.  Charles  Lee  Dibrell,  the  concurrent  history  of  both 
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the  Fearn  and  Dibrell  families,  and  the  generally  accepted  and 
unbroken  traditions  for  four  generations. 

The  records  of  Middlesex  county,  Virginia,  show  that  Lee- 
anna  Lee  was  married  to  John  Fearn,  December  31,  1744.  The 
Manuscripts  of  Mr.  Charles  Lee  Dibrell  shows  that  John  Fearn 
and  his  wife,  Leeanna,  removed  to  Buckingham  county  previous 
to  1756,  and  that  Elizabeth  and  another  sister  accompanied  them, 
and  that  Elizabeth  was  married  to  Anthony  Dibrell  at  the  house 
of  John  Fearn,  in  the  above  named  year.  So  that  nothing  can 
be  more  conclusively  proven  than  that  these  ladies  were  sisters, 
and  that  they  were  the  daughters  of  the  first  Thomas  Lee,  grand¬ 
daughters  of  Charles  Lee  of  Cobbs  Hall,  and  great-granddaugh¬ 
ters,  of  Richard  Lee,  secretary  of  the  colony,  and  first  attorney 
general  of  Virginia. 

As  set  forth  in  the  outset,  reference  to  the  Lee  family  was 
taken  up  as  an  interlude  to  the  Dibrell  family,  as  it  was  neces¬ 
sary  to  show  the  descent  of  the  maternal  head  of  this  family, 
and  therefore  it  will  be  pursued  no  further. 

Dr.  Edmund  Jennings  Lee,  author  of  “Lee  of  Virginia,’’ 
has  published  a  very  exhaustive  history  of  the  Lee  family,  and 
from  that  volume  may  be  derived  all  necessary  information  in 
regard  to  the  Lees.  Dr.  Lee,  however,  knew  nothing  of  the 
Fearns  and  Dibrells,  and  for  this  reason  we  have  inserted  this 
sketch  of  the  Lee  family  from  which  branch  they  were  descend¬ 
ed.  We  will  now  return  to  the  Dibrell  family  proper. 


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We  now  return  to  Anthony  Dibrell,  the  first  of  the  name  in 
America,  and  so  far  as  is  known,  in  the  world ;  indeed,  it  is  be¬ 
lieved  to  be  a  fact  that  he  was  the  author  of  the  name  as  well 
as  its  first  possessor,  the  general  change  of  names  on  the  part 
of  the  Huguenot  exiles  having  given  rise  to  almost  every  con¬ 
ceivable  variety,  resulting  from  translation,  similarity  of  sound 
or  peculiar  fancy. 

Having  already  laid  the  foundation  of  his  fortune  which 
was  added  to  by  his  marriage,  he  became  a  large  land  holder,  in 
Buckingham,  where  he  continued  to  live  and  raise  his  family,  his 
home  being  on  what  is  known  as  Walton’s  fork  of  Slate  river. 

Four  children  were  born  to  Anthony  Dibrell  and  Elizabeth 
Lee,  two  sons  and  two  daughters;  Charles,  Leeanna,  Judith  and 
Anthony. 

In  1770,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Dibrell,  first  wife  of  Anthony  Dib¬ 
rell,  died  at  the  age  of  36,  having  been  married  only  14  years. 
After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  Anthony  Dibrell  married  the 
second  time,  Miss  Magdaline  Burton.  There  were  no  children 
by  this  marriage.  Anthony  Dibrell  died  in  1800,  aged  73  years. 
His  second  wife  survived  him,  having  died  in  1806. 

CHARLES  DIBRELL. 

Charles  Dibrell  was  the  oldest  son  of  Anthony  Dibrell  and 
Elizabeth  Lee.  He  was  born  in  Buckingham  county,  October 
24,  1757.  He  married  first  Miss  Burton  of  Buckingham,  and 
second,  Miss  Patterson  of  the  same  county.  He  had  eight  chil¬ 
dren  by  the  first  wife;  John,  Elizabeth,  Polly,  Leeanna,  Anthony 
Judith,  Charles  and  Joseph.  By  the  second  marriage  he  had 
four  children;  Patterson,  Panthea,  Elvira,  and  Agnes.  This 
Charles  Dibrell  born  1757,  is  the  “oldest  son  of  my  sister  Eliz- 

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abetli  Dibrell,”  referred  to  in  the  will  of  her  brother,  Thomas 
Lee,  written  1758.  This  son,  Charles  Dibrell,  oldest  son  of 
Anthony  Dibrell  and  Elizabeth  Lee,  removed  to  Madison  county, 
Kentucky,  in  1782,  where  all  of  his  first  wife’s  children  were 
born,  except  John  and  Elizabeth,  who  were  born  previous  to 
his  removal. 

Mr.  Charles  Lee  Dibrell  says  of  him:  “After  his  first  wife’s 
death  he  moved  to  Wayne  county,  Kentucky,  and  settled  on  the 
Cumberland  river,  ten  miles  from  Monticello,  where  I  visited  him 
in  1810,  when  on  my  way  to  Nashville.  His  first  wife  was  ami¬ 
able  and  affectionate,  and  breathed  her  last  in  his  arms.” 

Mr.  Charles  Lee  Dibrell  does  not  state  it  as  a  fact  that  this 
Charles  Dibrell  came  back  from  Kentucky  to  Virginia  in  after 
life,  but  the  trend  of  his  article  is  such  that  the  conclusion  is 
inevitable.  He  says  he  married  first  Miss  Burton  of  Bucking¬ 
ham,  and  removed  to  Kentucky;  that  all  of  his  first  wife’s  chil¬ 
dren  except  two,  were  born  in  Kentucky.  He  certainly  came 
back  to  Buckingham  to  marry  the  second  time,  and  his  return  to 
Kentucky  is  not  noted.  Besides  Mr.  C.  L.  Dibrell’s  wife,  who 
was  never  in  Kentucky,  knew  him  well,  and  loved  him  very  much, 
and  her  acquaintance  with  him  was  necessarily  in  Virginia. 
There  is  no  doubt,  however,  that  he  returned  to  Kentucky,  where 
some  of  his  older  children  resided,  and  ultimately  to  Tennessee, 
as  we  find  him  in  1832  at  Sparta,  Tennessee,  the  home  of  his 
son  Anthony. 

Like  his  brother,  Anthony,  he  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier, 
as  shown  by  the  records  in  the  war  office  at  Washington,  by  the 
Pension  records,  and  numerous  affidavits. 

A  partial  history  only  of  the  descendants  of  this  Charles 
Dibrell  has  been  obtained,  as  we  have  found  it  next  to  impossi¬ 
ble  to  secure  information  in  regard  to  them. 

I  have  found  them  in  almost  all  of  the  Southern  States  and 
some  of  them  scattered  North,  and  their  lives  have  invariably 
proven  their  superiority,  but  strange  to  say,  nothing  like  a  com¬ 
plete  line  of  them  has  ever  been  obtained  by  anyone  so  far  as  is 
known.  Charles  Dibrell  had  five  sons  and  seven  daughters,  and 

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doubtless  there  are  hundreds  of  his  descendants  scattered 
through  the  country  who  have  been  lost  to  genealogists,  and  know 
nothing  of  their  antecedents,  and  are  almost  unknown  to  each 
other.  Of  course,  there  are  exceptions  to  this  general  statement. 
The  descendants  of  this  Anthony  Dibrell,  son  of  this  Charles, 
and  the  Shrewsburys  who  married  his  daughters  Elizabeth  and 
Polly,  are  to  some  extent  traceable,  but  there  are  so  many  breaks 
even  in  those  lines  that  it  would  be  impossible  to  construct  a  fam¬ 
ily  tree. 

Of  the  children  of  Charles  Dibrell,  we  have  found  it  impos¬ 
sible  to  obtain  record  evidence  or  even  reliable  tradition  of  all 
of  their  marriages. 

His  son  Anthony,  born  June  4,  1788,  married  Miss  Millie 
Carter  and  settled  at  Sparta,  Tennessee.  Another  son  Charles 
married  Miss  Mitchell,  and  died  in  the  Indian  Territory.  An¬ 
other  son  married  Miss  Lee  Haley.  Panthea  Dibrell,  daughter 
of  Col.  Charles  Dibrell,  by  his  second  marriage,  married  Nathan¬ 
iel  Bramlett.  Polly,  another  daughter  married  Nathaniel  Shrews¬ 
bury  and  Elizabeth  married  Drury  Shrewsbury.  Leeanna  Dib¬ 
rell,  daughter  of  Col.  Charles  Dibrell,  married  George  G.  Gibbs, 
and  Judith  Dibrell  married  a  gentleman  by  the  name  of  Poston. 

4  ANTHONY  DIBRELL. 

Anthony  Dibrell,  second  son  of  Col.  Charles  Dibrell  by  his 
first  wife,  Miss  Burton,  was  born  in  Madison  county,  Kentucky, 
June  4,  1788,  and  died  in  Sparta,  Tennessee,  January  25,  1875, 
in  the  eighty-seventh  year  of  his  age.  He  married  Millie  Car¬ 
ter,  by  whom  he  had  ten  children,  six  sons  and  four  daughters. 
The  oldest  son  Edwin,  died  in  infancy.  Montgomery  C.  Dib¬ 
rell,  born  March  6,  1813,  married  first,  Mary  E.  Carter,  second, 
Mary  E.  Eastland;  Charles  Crockett  Dibrell,  born  September 
15,  1817,  married  Miss  Mary  E.  Jenkins;  Joseph  Dibrell  born 
July  20,  1820;  George  G.  Dibrell,  born  April  12,  1822,  married 
Miss  Mary  E.  Leftwich;  William  C.  Dibrell,  born  July  2,  1829, 
married  Margaret  E.  Jenkins;  Elizabeth  N.  Dibrell,  born  March 

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18,  1815,  married  Charles  J.  Sullivan;  Lucinda  A.  Dibrell,  born 
August  28,  1824,  married  James  G.  Hood;  Sarah  B.  Dibrell, 
born  February  20,  1827,  married  John  W.  Whitfield;  Martha 
F.  Dibrell  born  October  21,  1834,  married  Jasper  N.  Bailey. 

Anthony  Dibrell  was  among  the  earlier  settlers  of  Tennes¬ 
see  having  settled  in  White  county  at  a  very  early  period  in  the 
history  of  the  State.  He  was  one  of  the  sturdy  citizens  of  that 
section,  and  for  a  long  time  was  clerk  of  the  court.  He  raised 
a  large  family,  and  his  sons  and  grandsons  have  proven  them¬ 
selves  worthy  of  their  ancestry. 

5  GEN.  GEORGE  G.  DIBRELL. 

General  George  Dibrell  was  a  son  of  Anthony  Dibrell, 
grandson  of  Col.  Charles  Dibrell,  and  great-grandson  of  An¬ 
thony  Dibrell  and  Miss  Elizabeth  Lee.  He  was  born  April  12, 
1822,  married  Miss  Mary  E.  Leftwich,  to  which  marriage  was 
born  nine  children,  seven  sons  and  two  daughters:  Waman  L., 
December  3,  1844;  Joseph  A.,  November  3,  1845;  James,  Jan¬ 
uary  8,  1852;  Jefferson,  1856;  Frank,  1858;  Stanton  William 
Crockett,  May  7,  1864;  Mary  Lou,  and  Emily  died  in  infancy. 

Waman  L.  Dibrell  married  Evelyn  Morgan ;  Joseph  Dib¬ 
rell  married  first,  Bertha  Brewster,  second,  Dora  Taylor;  James 
Dibrell  married  Dora  Jett;  Jefferson  Dibrell  married  Cora  Tay¬ 
lor;  Frank  Dibrell  married  Louisa  Rhea;  Stanton  Dibrell  mar¬ 
ried  Lizzie  Cary;  Mary  Lou  Dibrell  married  James  T.  Offi¬ 
cer.  William  Crockett  Dibrell  married  Catherine  Stratton. 

6  WILLIAM  CROCKETT  DIBRELL. 

William  Crockett  Dibrell  is  the  son  of  General  George  Dib¬ 
rell  and  is  a  merchant  in  Nashville,  Tennessee,  of  the  firm  of 
Murray,  Dibrell  &  Co.  He  was  born  May  7,  1844,  and  mar¬ 
ried  Catherine  Stratton,  of  that  city.  Their  oldest  son,  George 
Stratton  Dibrell,  born  August  22,  1870,  married  Bessie  Murray, 

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November  11,  1897.  Mary  Leftwich  Dibrell,  daughter  of  Wil¬ 
liam  Crockett  and  Catherine  Stratton  Dibrell,  was  born  May  14, 
1876.  Catherine  Stratton  Dibrell,  daughter  of  George  Stratton 
and  Bessie  Murray  Dibrell,  and  granddaughter  of  William 
Crockett  Dibrell,  was  born  1898. 

General  George  Dibrell  was  one  of  the  leading  men  of  Ten¬ 
nessee  covering  the  period  preceding  the  war  between  the  States, 
as  well  as  during  the  war  and  for  twenty  years  thereafter. 

When  the  stormclouds  of  civil  war  burst  in  1861,  George 
Dibrell,  true  to  his  antecedents,  was  found  upon  the  Southern 
side.  East  Tennessee  did  not  present  an  unbroken  front  at  that 
time,  but  owing  to  political  complications,  the  leaders  were  very 
much  divided.  Andrew  Johnson  and  Thomas  R.  R.  Nelson,  two 
of  the  most  prominent  men  of  the  day,  opposed  secession  bit¬ 
terly.  Johnson  had  been  governor  of  the  State,  and  was  then  in 
the  senate  of  the  United  States.  Nelson,  one  of  the  greatest 
lawyers  of  his  time,  while  he  did  not  hold  an  office,  swayed  a 
powerful  influence.  Johnson  went  over,  horse,  foot  and  dragoon, 
to  the  Federal  side,  and  while  Nelson  did  not  do  so,  he  accepted 
a  parole  of  honor  under  the  pledge  of  remaining  at  home  and 
taking  no  active  part  on  either  side. 

William  G.  Brownlow,  editor  of  the  Knoxville  W'hig,  and 
a  Methodist  preacher  withal,  who  swayed  the  riff-rafF  of  East 
Tennessee  illiteracy  and  preached  a  mixture  of  politics  and  re¬ 
ligion  to  the  mountain  element  from  Chattanooga  to  Bristol  and 
from  the  North  Carolina  to  the  Kentucky  line,  also  espoused  the 
Federal  cause.  With  these  three  leaders,  two  of  them  old-line 
Whigs,  and  the  other,  Johnson,  a  leading  Democrat,  East  Ten- 
nesses  was  the  scene  of  contending  factions,  so  that  it  was  but 
little  less  than  martyrdom  for  an  East  Tennesseean  to  espouse 
the  Southern  cause.  There  were,  however,  many  brave  spirits 
who,  regardless  of  financial  interest  or  personal  safety,  chose  to 
fight  under  the  Southern  flag,  among  whom  was  George  Dib¬ 
rell. 

Raising  a  regiment  of  cavalry  from  among  the  yeomanry  of 
the  Cumberland  mountains,  after  having  served  some  time  as  a 

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private,  he  offered  their  services  to  the  Confederate  government, 
and  pitching,  as  it  were,  into  the  thickest  of  the  fight,  he  rose 
steadily  by  promotion  until  he  was  made  brigadier-general  of 
cavalry.  General  Dibrell’s  command  played  a  conspicuous  part 
in  many  of  the  active  engagements  of  the  war,  and  when  at  last 
the  fates  had  doomed  the  failure  of  the  Confederacy,  it  fell  to 
their  part  to  act  as  a  body  guard  of  the  Confederate  government 
when  Richmond  was  evacuated. 

What  has  been  said  of  East  Tennessee  at  the  breaking  out 
of  the  war,  and  the  consequences  which  followed  during  the  war 
as  a  result  of  contending  political  factions  and  a  deep-seated  dif¬ 
ference  of  opinion  in  regard  to  secession,  conveys  but  a  faint 
idea  of  what  followed  after  the  war  had  closed.  Brownlow,  with 
all  of  the  intensity  of  hate  that  could  possibly  possess  the  soul 
of  a  political  preacher,  was  made  military  governor,  and  the 
Confederate  soldier  who  dared  to  go  back  home  when  the  war 
was  over,  took  his  life  in  his  own  hands.  It  is  a  fact,  strange 
and  contradictory  as  it  may  seem,  that  fighting  was  going  on  in 
East  Tennessee  among  local  factions  two  years  after  the  war 
had  closed.  It  was  no  crime,  in  the  opinion  of  Brownlow’s  fol¬ 
lowers,  to  kill  an  ex-Confederate.  The  courts  consisted  entirely 
of  South-haters,  and  juries  were  made  up  from  among  the  igno¬ 
rance  of  the  mountains,  so  that  it  was  next  to  impossible  to  ob¬ 
tain  the  conviction  of  any  one  charged  with  committing  an  out¬ 
rage  against  an  ex-Confederate.  But  if  a  conviction  was  ob¬ 
tained,  William  G.  Brownlow  hastened  to  pardon  the  convict. 

The  state  of  affairs  in  East  Tennessee  at  this  time  reads  like 
a  romance,  and  is  difficult  to  believe.  James  W.  Sheffy,  a  distin¬ 
guished  Virginia  lawyer,  in  a  speech  delivered  at  Bristol,  on  the 
Virginia  side  of  the  town,  with  impassioned  eloquence,  “thanked 
God  that  he  was  in  Virginia,  but  as  much  as  he  thanked  God 
that  he  was  in  Virginia,  he  thanked  Him  more  that  he  was  not  in 
Tennessee,  and  still  more  that  he  was  beyond  the  reach  of 
Brownlow.” 

In  this  state  of  affairs  it  fell  to  the  lot  of  George  Dibrell 
and  other  leading  men  to  rescue  that  section  from  the  grasp  of 

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■what  was  no  less  than  a  lawless  element.  East  Tennessee  was 
composed  of  three  congressional  districts,  the  First,  Second  and 
Third,  all  of  which  were  solidly  Republican  and  solidly  lawless 
in  their  tendencies,  while  the  remainder  of  the  State,  though 
differing  very  much,  was  virtually  under  the  heel  of  the  lawless 
element. 

When  the  crucial  time  came,  when  it  was  an  absolute  neces¬ 
sity  to  break  this  power,  it  fell  to  the  part  of  every  law-abiding 
citizen  to  play  his  full  part  in  the  effort,  and  it  was  at  this  junc¬ 
ture  that  George  Dibrell  proved  himself,  in  peace  as  he  had  in 
war,  equal  to  the  emergency,  and  broke  the  backbone  of  the  Re¬ 
publican  party  in  the  Third  district  of  Tennessee. 

General  Dibrell  was  the  standard-bearer  of  the  Democratic 
party  in  the  congressional  race  of  1874,  and  led  the  party  to  vic¬ 
tory.  He  was  elected  to  Congress  for  five  successive  terms,  and 
might  have  represented  his  district  indefinitely,  but  voluntarily 
retired  from  politics.  At  the  time  of  his  death  (May  9,  1888), 
he  was  most  prominently  mentioned  for  the  Democratic  nomina¬ 
tion  for  governor  of  Tennessee,  which  he  would  doubtless  have 
received  had  he  lived,  but  he  died  a  few  weeks  before  the  con¬ 
vention  met.  In  the  preceding  gubernatorial  convention  he  re¬ 
ceived  five  hundred  votes. 

Remarks  of  Rev.  Dr.  Kelly  at  memorial  meeting  on  the 
occasion  of  the  death  of  General  Dibrell,  from  the  Nashville 
American,  May  10,  1888:  “Tennessee  to-day  mourns  the  loss 
of  one  of  her  noblest  sons. 

“General  George  G.  Dibrell  died  at  his  home  in  Sparta, 
White  county,  yesterday  afternoon,  full  of  honors  and  in  his 
sixty-seventh  year. 

“He  was  a  man  among  men,  the  soul  of  honor,  one  whose 
word  was  never  lightly  given,  but  once  passed,  was  to  be  relied 
on  as  the  unchangeable  truth.  .  .  .  He  joined  the  Confed¬ 
erate  army  at  the  beginning  of  the  war  as  a  private,  served  as 
lieutenant  colonel  of  the  25th  Tennessee  Infantry  one  year,  and 
then  organized  the  Eighth  Tennessee  Cavalry,  of  which  he  was 
colonel.  He  was  promoted  to  be  brigadier-general,  and  served 

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under  Generals  Forrest  and  Wheeler,  surrendering  his  division 
at  Washington,  Georgia,  on  May  9,  1865.  After  the  war  he  again 
engaged  in  farming  and  mercantile  pursuits,  until  1874,  when  he 
was  elected  to  Congress,  and  served  five  successive  terms,  after 
which  he  declined  to  allow  the  use  of  his  name  again. 

“He  was  a  candidate  for  the  Democratic  nomination  for 
governor  in  1886,  receiving  at  one  time  more  than  five  hundred 
votes.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  constitutional  convention 
of  1870. 

“No  man  had  more  friends  than  General  Dibrell,  and  none 
deserved  them  more.  His  friendship  was  of  that  enduring  kind 
which  Shelly  describes 

“  ‘A  star 

Which  moves  not  ’mid  the  heavens  alone, 

A  smile  among  dark  frowns — a  gentle  tone. 

Among  rude  voices,  a  beloved  light, 

A  solitude,  a  refuge,  a  delight.’ 

“An  honored  and  honorable  citizen  is  gone;  a  brave  soldier 
is  at  rest;  a  loving  father  has  left  the  home  circle  to  mourn  his 
irreparable  loss.  By  his  bier  the  people  of  his  beloved  State 
stand  uncovered  and  say  in  reverent  tones,  ‘Peace  to  his  ashes.’  ” 

Crockett  and  William  Dibrell  were  two  other  sons  of  An¬ 
thony  Dibrell,  and  like  their  brother,  George  Dibrell,  were 
staunch  Southern  men,  having  linked  their  fortunes  with  the  Con¬ 
federacy.  I  mention  these  brothers  together  because  they  were 
so  long  associated  together  in  business.  Previous  to  the  war 
they  were  merchants  and  partners  at  different  places  in  Texas, 
and  after  the  war  they  were  wholesale  boot  and  shoe  merchants 
in  New  Orleans  and  Galveston.  William  Dibrell  has  long  since 
been  dead,  and  Crockett,  if  living,  is  a  very  old  man. 

5  ELIZABETH  DIBRELL. 

This  daughter  of  Col.  Charles  Dibrell  married  Drewry 
Shrewsbury,  and  had  issue  in  part  as  follows:  Anne,  married 

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Joseph  Gingry;  Mary,  married  Hezekiah  Bradbury;  Charles, 
never  married;  Judith,  married  Charles  J.Love;  Martha,  married 
her  cousin,  Edwin  Dibrell,  who  was  a  son  of  Anthony  Dibrell 
and  Wilmuth  Watson,  of  whom  more  will  be  said  under  the 
proper  head. 

Polly  Dibrell,  another  daughter  of  Col.  Charles  Dibrell, 
married  Nathaniel  Shrewsbury,  who  was  most  probably  a  brother 
of  Drewry.  Their  marriage  took  place  in  Madison  county,  Ken¬ 
tucky,  but  we  have  no  account  of  their  descendants. 

4  JUDITH  DIBRELL. 

Daughter  of  Col.  Charles  Dibrell  by  his  first  wife,  Miss 
Burton,  married  a  gentleman  by  the  name  of  Poston,  about  whose 
descendants,  however,  nothing  is  definitely  known,  except  one 
son,  Charles  Dibrell  Poston,  and  his  identity  seems  to  have  been 
one  of  the  casualties  that  appear  to  bid  defiance  to  fate,  and 
perpetuate  names  in  spite  of  adverse  fortune. 

5  Charles  Dibrell  Poston,  one  of  the  most  remarkable 
characters  of  his  age,  was  born  in  Hardin  county,  Kentucky,  and 
died  in  Phoenix,  Arizona,  the  latter  part  of  June.  1902,  when 
nearing  his  eightieth  year.  Extracts  from  the  Washington  Even¬ 
ing  Times,  written  at  the  time  of  his  death,  give  some  idea  of  the 
character  of  the  man,  the  life  that  he  led,  his  rare  attainments 
and  eccentricities.  A  press  dispatch  from  Phoenix,  Arizona, 
dated  July  2,  1902,  in  that  paper,  is  as  follows: 

“One  of  the  noteworthy  men  of  the  West  died  here  the  oth¬ 
er  day,  after  a  career  with  many  remarkable  characteristics. 
Charles  D.  Poston,  pioneer,  traveler,  poet,  author,  diplomat, 
breathed  his  last  here  where  he  had  made  his  home  during  the 
latter  years  of  his  life.  He  had  nearly  attained  his  eightieth 
birthday.  For  twenty  years  his  life  had  been  a  solitary  one, 
though  his  bent  figure  was  well  known  in  Phoenix. 

“The  Legislature  of  Arizona  had  voted  him  a  pension  of 
$35  per  month,  he  being  the  only  beneficiary  of  that  nature.  The 

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reasons  for  this  bestowal  were  enumerated  by  the  last  Legisla¬ 
ture.  The  act  recites: 

“‘Charles  Dibrell  Poston,  January,  1854,  prospected  the  A. 
J.  O.  mines  in  what  is  now  Pima  county,  Arizona,  and  in  tbe  same 
year,  organized  in  said  mines  the  first  mining  company  to  invest 
capital,  and  to  do  development  work  on  mines  in  what  is  now 
Arizona  after  its  transfer  to  the  United  States  under  the  Gads¬ 
den  purchase,  and  was  from  1856  to  1861  deputy  clerk  and  re¬ 
corder  of  Dona  Anna  county  which  then  embraced  all  Arizona, 
and  in  1863  gave  Arizona  her  name,  and  obtained  President 
Lincoln’s  signature  to  the  act,  that,  together  with  the  then  dele¬ 
gate  to  Congress  from  New  Mexico,  he  had  drawn  and  obtained 
congressional  enactment  thereof,  creating  the  Territory  of  Ari¬ 
zona,  and  in  1864  was  elected  the  first  delegate  to  Congress  from 
Arizona,  and  from  1867  to  1880  was  register  of  the  United 
States  land  office  of  Arizona,  and  from  the  above  and  many  other 
well  known  facts,  Charles  Dibrell  Poston,  among  all  other  pion¬ 
eers  was  pre-eminently  the  moving  spirit,  and  in  fact,  may  be 
truly  said  to  be  the  father  of  Arizona.’  The  last  check  from 
the  Territorial  auditor  was  found  in  the  pocket  of  the  stricken 
pioneer. 

“Notwithstanding  his  loneliness  and  everything  that  might 
have  marked  him  as  a  recluse,  there  were  evidences  of  a  time  of 
mental  vigor  and  ability.  There  were  heaps  of  papers  mainly 
comprising  matter  descriptive  of  Arizona’s  early  days,  and  evi¬ 
dently  prepared  for  the  Arizona  Historical  Society,  of  which  he 
had  been  founder  and  first  president.  There  were  a  few  copies 
of  a  volume  of  poems,  several  small  volumes  he  had  written  upon 
his  travels  in  Europe  and  in  the  Orient,  and  many  references 
to  magazine  and  newspaper  articles,  one  of  them  of  considerable 
length,  on  ‘The  Building  of  a  State  in  Apache  Land,’  having  been 
published  in  the  Overland  Monthly.  He  had  written  volumi¬ 
nously,  as  well  upon  philosophical  and  religious  subjects.  He 
had  his  own  modified  form  of  Theosophy,  and  had  conceived  the 
idea  that  it  was  the  same  form  of  religious  worship  practiced  by 
the  prehistoric  Toltecan  inhabitants  of  Arizona.  Near  Florence, 

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Arizona,  rises  a  conical  hill  of  considerable  height,  solitary  on 
the  plain,  not  far  from  the  ruins  of  CasaGrande,  and  itself  cov¬ 
ered  with  potsherd,  and  with  the  ruins  left  by  a  forgotten  peo¬ 
ple.  For  more  than  thirty  years  this  hill  has  been  known  as 
'Poston’s  butte.’  Around  and  up  the  butte,  at  considerable  ex¬ 
pense,  Poston  had  built  a  road.  Upon  the  summit  it  was  his 
dream  to  erect  a  temple,  from  which  the  deity  should  be  wor¬ 
shipped  with  solemnity  on  the  uprising  of  the  sun,  to  him  the  glo¬ 
rious  manifestation  and  representative  of  Celestial  Omnipotence. 

“Poston  was  a  native  of  Hardin  county,  Kentucky.  At 
twenty-two  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  practiced  for  several 
years  in  his  native  State,  and  in  Washington.  He  outlived  the 
wife  and  several  children  of  an  early  union.  A  daughter  mar¬ 
ried  Dr.  Benjamin  F.  Pope  of  the  regular  army.  Pope  won 
distinction  as  the  chief  surgeon  of  the  Fifth  army  corps  in  the 
advance  on  Santiago,  and  died  at  his  post  in  the  Philippines,  with 
the  rank  of  deputy  surgeon  general.  Mrs.  Popedied  on  the  Pacific 
while  returning  home  with  her  husband’s  remains.  After  several 
years  in  Washington,  Chas.  Dibrell  Poston  went  to  California  as 
a  gold  seeker,  and  later  from  Guaymas,  he  headed  a  party  into 
the  land  acquired  by  the  Gadsden  purchase.  He  was  back  again 
soon,  conducting  operations  for  a  mining  company  he  had  or¬ 
ganized  in  New  York.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  civil  war  the 
Union  forces  abandoned  the  Southwest.  Poston  was  compelled 
to  leave  mining  property  on  which  $1,000,000  had  been  spent, 
and  joined  the  Federal  army  as  an  aide  on  the  staff  of  General 
Heintzelman.  A  couple  of  years  later  he  was  sent  back  to  the 
Southwest  with  a  commission  from  President  Lincoln  as  super¬ 
intendent  of  Indian  affairs.  At  the  same  time  he  served  as  re¬ 
corder  of  the  region  which  embraces  Arizona.  After  securing 
the  organization  of  the  new  Territory  and  serving  as  its  first  del¬ 
egate  in  Congress,  he  went  abroad.  For  a  while  he  was  associ¬ 
ated  with  several  New  York  papers.  One  of  his  experiences  was 
a  trip  to  China,  with  his  friend  J.  Ross  Browne,  as  accredited 
agent  of  the  United  States,  bearing  despatches  to  the  Chinese 
Emperor.  Again  he  turned  towards  the  Sunset  land,  to  take 

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charge  of  the  United  States  land  office  at  Florence.  Later  he  had 
an  appointment  as  special  agent  of  the  government  along  the 
Mexican  border.  His  last  official  place  was  that  of  agent  of  the 
Agricultural  Bureau  of  the  Interior  Department  of  Arizona. 

“It  was  Poston’s  wish  that  his  last  resting  place  be  the  sum¬ 
mit  of  the  butte  that  bears  his  name.  It  is  not  improbable  that 
the  Historical  Society  will  some  day  remove  his  remains  to  the 
site  of  the  projected  temple  of  the  Sun.” 

3  LEEANNA  AND  JUDITH  DIBRELL. 

3  Leeanna  Dibrell  was  the  oldest  daughter  of  Anthony  Dib~ 
rell  and  Elizabeth  Lee.  She  was  born  1759  in  Buckingham  coun¬ 
ty,  Virginia,  and  previous  to  1780,  she  married  Michael  Jones 
of  that  county,  and  had  ten  children;  Anthony,  Elizabeth,  Mary 
or  Polly,  Michael,  Judith,  Charles,  Sarah  or  Sally,  Martha  and 
Margaret. 

Very  little  is  known  definitely  of  the  descendants  of  Michael 
Jones  and  Leanna  Dibrell.  It  is  a  fact,  however,  that  the  name 
of  Jones,  in  Buckingham  and  surrounding  counties,  who  have  de¬ 
scended  from  this  couple,  is  legion,  to  say  nothing  of  the  de¬ 
scendants  of  the  daughters  who  have  intermarried  with  other 
names. 

William  D.  Jones  of  Buckingham,  one  of  the  children  above 
named  whose  home  was  at  the  historic  yet  unpretentious  village 
of  the  New  Store,  left  a  number  of  descendants.  One  of  his 
daughters,  Mary,  married  a  cousin,  Richard  Dibrell  of  Rich¬ 
mond,  Virginia,  of  whom  more  will  be  said  under  another  head, 
and  a  son,  Mr.  Monroe  Jones,  was  for  a  long  time  associated 
with  Mr.  Dibrell  in  business  under  the  firm  name  of  Dibrell  & 
Jones. 

As  will  be  seen  there  are  at  this  point  two  branches  of  the 
Dibrell  family  united,  and  under  the  head  of  Anthony  Dibrell, 
brother  of  Leeanna  Dibrell  Jones,  more  will  be  said  of  Richard 
and  Mary  Jones  Dibrell. 

It  is  to  be  regretted  that  so  little  has  been  collected  of  this 

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branch  of  the  Dibrell  family.  Every  effort  has  been  put  forth 
and  every  means  exhausted  to  obtain  data  in  regard  to  them,  but 
it  has  been  in  this  as  in  many  other  eases  utterly  impossible  to 
obtain  information. 

Between  the  lack  of  interest,  loss  of  data,  and  a  still  more 
objectionable  feature,  the  idea  that  genealogy  is  undemocratic 
and  hence  unpopular,  genealogy  is  made  a  difficult  task  from 
start  to  finish. 

I  do  not  mean  to  suggest  that  this  last  charge  applies  to 
this  branch  of  the  Dibrell  family,  as  I  have  never  found  any  of 
the  name  or  connection  that  were  not  proud  of  their  ancestry 
or  who  did  not  delight  in  perpetuating  their  lines  of  descent, 
but  it  is  nevertheless  a  fact  that  men  and  women,  whatever  their 
antecedents  or  preferences  may  be,  are  more  or  less  under  the 
influence  of  a  class  of  humanity  that  delights  to  sneer  at  any¬ 
thing  that  rises  above  the  level  of  the  common  herd,  to  which,  as 
a  general  rule,  they  themselves  belong. 

3  JUDITH  DIBRELL. 

Judith  Dibrell,  second  daughter  of  Anthony  Dibrell  and 
Elizabeth  Lee,  was  born  in  Buckingham  county,  1760,  married 
David  Patterson  of  that  county,  about  1780.  David  Patterson 
and  Judith  Dibrell,  had  twelve  children;  Samuel,  Thomas,  Peter, 
John,  David,  Charles,  James,  William,  Agnes,  Elizabeth  or  Bet¬ 
sy,  Sarah  or  Sally,  and  Judith. 

David  Patterson  and  his  wife,  Judith  Dibrell,  both  lived  to 
a  very  old  age,  their  married  life  having  run  through  a  period 
of  more  than  sixty  years.  There  was  very  little  difference  in  the 
dates  of  their  deaths. 

As  in  the  case  of  Leeanna  who  married  Michael  Jones,  very 
little  is  definitely  known  of  the  marriages  or  descendants  of  this 
large  number  of  children,  but  as  there  were  eight  sons  it  can  be 
readily  seen  that  the  name  of  Patterson  who  have  descended  from 
this  marriage  are  very  numerous. 

In  this  as  in  every  other  instance,  I  have  employed  every  ef¬ 
fort  and  exhausted  every  means  of  obtaining  information,  but 

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for  the  reasons  suggested  in  the  case  of  Michael  Jones  and  Lee- 
anna  Dibrell,  I  have  been  unable  to  follow  the  different  lines. 
I  have,  however,  obtained  through  the  assistance  of  Mrs.  Abra¬ 
ham,  whose  first  husband  was  Dr.  Lafayette  Dibrell,  and  who 
married  secondly  Mr.  John  Abraham  of  Buckingham  county, 
Virginia,  and  who  now  resides  in  Richmond,  the  descendants  of 
Elizabeth  Lee  Patterson,  daughter  of  David  Patterson  and  Ju¬ 
dith  Dibrell. 


4  ELIZABETH  LEE  PATTERSON. 

Elizabeth  Lee  Patterson,  better  known  in  her  girlhood  days 
by  the  pet  name  of  “Betsy,”  as  noted  above,  was  among  the  chil¬ 
dren  of  David  Patterson  and  Judith  Dibrell,  married  William 
Lewis,  son  of  Owen  Lewis  of  Nelson  county,  Virginia,  and 
grandson  of  Planter  John  Lewis  of  Albemarle,  of  the  Zachary 
Lewis  line.  They  had  three  children,  all  daughters,  Judith  Dib¬ 
rell,  Sarah  and  Elizabeth  Lee. 

5  Judith  Dibrell  Lewis  married  Edward  H.  Mosely  of 
Buckingham  county,  Virginia,  Sarah  Lewis  married  a  Mr.  Mor¬ 
ris,  and  Elizabeth  Lewis  married  a  Mr.  Thomas  of  Nelson 
county,  Virginia. 

5  JUDITH  DIBRELL  LEWIS. 

Judith  Dibrell  Lewis,  daughter  of  William  Lewis  and  Eliz¬ 
abeth  Patterson,  married  Edward  H.  Mosely  of  Buckingham 
county,  Virginia.  Mr.  Mosely  was  a  brother  of  Alexander  Mose¬ 
ly,  who,  for  so  many  years  was  editor  and  proprietor  of  the 
Richmond  Whig.  They  had  three  children,  all  daughters — Sarah 
Ann  Lewis,  Mary  Elizabeth,  and  Virginia  Edward. 

6  SARAH  ANN  LEWIS  MOSELY. 

Married  first,  Dr.  Lafayette  Dibrell,  a  son  of  Mr.  Charles 
Lee  Dibrell  and  consequently  a  relative  of  Miss  Mosely.  Dr. 
Dibrell,  who  was  in  very  poor  health  at  the  time  of  his  marriage, 
lived  but  a  few  months  thereafter;  they  left  no  children.  Miss 

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Mosley  married  the  second  time,  Mr.  John  Abraham  of  Bucking¬ 
ham  county,  Virginia.  By  this  marriage  there  was  one  son — Rev. 
W.  Y.  Abraham  of  Richmond,  Virginia.  Mrs.  Abraham  also 
lives  in  Richmond  with  her  son. 

A  more  extended  notice  will  be  given  Dr.  Dibrell  under  the 
head  of  his  own  immediate  line,  and  also  of  Mrs.  Abraham,  under 
the  head  of  the  Lewis  family. 

7  The  Rev.  WycklifFe  Yancy  Abraham,  only  son  of  Sarah 
Ann  Mosely,  by  her  second  marriage,  was  born  in  Rockbridge 
county,  Virginia,  whither  his  parents  had  removed  from  Buck¬ 
ingham,  about  1850  or  1851,  and  is  hence  the  rise  of  fifty  years 
of  age.  He  was  educated  at  Richmond  College,  graduated  in  a 
theological  course  at  the  Baptist  Theological  seminary,  located 
first  at  Greenville,  South  Carolina,  but  afterwards  removed  to 
Louisville,  Kentucky.  He  married  first.  Miss  Annie  Broadus, 
daughter  of  Dr.  Broadus,  President  of  the  Seminary  at  that 
time.  Mr.  Abraham’s  first  wife  died  about  1895,  and  he  mar¬ 
ried  the  second  time,  Miss  Laura  Christian  of  Buckingham 
county,  Virginia,  December,  1900.  He  had  by  the  first  mar¬ 
riage,  two  children — John  a  young  man,  twenty-five  or  six,  in 
business  in  Richmond,  Virginia;  and  Annie  Louise,  eight  or  ten 
years  of  age. 

6  MARY  ELIZABETH  MOSELY. 

Mary  Elizabeth  Mosely,  daughter  of  Edward  Mosely  and 
Judith  Lewis,  married  the  Rev.  Thomas  N.  Johnson,  a  distin¬ 
guished  Baptist  divine  of  Virginia,  who  filled  some  of  the  most 
important  stations  within  the  bounds  of  the  State,  was  a  power, 
so  to  speak,  in  Baptist  circles,  and  wielded  a  religious  influence 
which  but  few  men  ever  did.  He  lived  to  a  ripe  old  age,  was 
minister  of  the  gospel  for  more  than  half  a  century,  and  was 
above  eighty  when  he  died.  They  had  five  children,  Sarah  Lou¬ 
isa,  Thomas  Edward,  Ella,  Lafayette  Dibrell  and  Mary  Lewis. 

7  Sarah  Louisa  Johnson,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Thomas  N. 
Johnson  and  Mary  Elizabeth  Mosely,  married  the  Rev.  William 
Shipman,  of  Nelson  county,  Virginia.  Mr.  Shipman  was  also  a 
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Baptist  minister,  who  has  filled  many  important  Stations  in  the 
State,  among  others,  Salem,  Virginia,  Halifax  Court  House,  Vir¬ 
ginia,  and  one  of  the  Richmond  churches.  Among  their  children 
are  the  Rev.  Thomas  Shipman,  a  bright  light  in  the  galaxy  of 
Baptist  divines,  and  Miss  Ella,  a  young  lady  of  rare  attainments, 
and  a  graduate  of  Hollins  Institute. 

7  The  Rev.  Thomas  Shipman,  though  barely  out  of  the 
twenties,  has  risen  rapidly  in  his  denomination,  has  filled  impor¬ 
tant  stations,  one  in  Kentucky,  one  in  Savannah,  and  when  last 
heard  from,  was  in  Roanoke,  Virginia. 

In  tracing  genealogy  it  is  strange  to  note  how  different 
families  will  run  into  each  other,  but  we  are  compelled  to  note  at 
the  same  time  the  old  adage,  “that  birds  of  a  feather  will  flock 
together,”  and  while  there  is  sometimes  a  contradiction  of  this 
adage,  where  emotional  and  erratic  young  people  fly  off  at  a  tan¬ 
gent  and  defy  the  natural  laws  of  affinity,  the  exceptions  are  very 
rare. 

We  find  in  the  foregoing  lines  where  the  name  of  Lewis, 
Lee,  du  Breuil  and  others  of  equal  rank  and  distinction  have  be¬ 
come  almost  indiscriminate  by  intermarriages. 

SECOND  ANTHONY  DIBRELL. 

3  Anthony  Dibrell,  the  second  of  that  name  in  America,  was 
the  son  of  the  first  Anthony  Dibrell  and  Elizabeth  Lee.  He  was 
born  in  Buckingham  county,  Virginia,  May,  1763,  being  the 
youngest  of  four  children,  before  mentioned.  Although  a  boy 
at  the  breaking  out  of  the  Revolution,  being  only  13  years  old, 
he  enlisted  in  the  army  in  1778,  at  the  age  of  16,  and  was  ac¬ 
tively  engaged  until  the  close  of  the  war,  doing  much  military 
service,  and  actively  participated  in  the  battles  of  Guilford 
Court  House  and  Yorktown.  We  have  no  record  of  his  life  be- 
ween  the  close  of  the  war  and  the  date  of  his  marriage,  an  inter¬ 
val  of  seven  years.  He  died  1816. 

In  1790  Anthony  Dibrell  married  Miss  Wilmuth  Watson, 
of  Amherst  county,  Virginia,  daughter  of  James  Watson  of  that 
county.  For  about  a  }mar  the  young  couple  remained  in  Am- 

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Iierst,  where  the  first  child.  Charles  Lee  Dibrell,  was  born,  after 
which,  Anthony  with  his  young  wife,  just  16  years  old,  returned 
to  his  native  county  of  Buckingham.  To  this  couple  were  born 
13  children,  six  sons  and  seven  daughters,  as  follows: 

Charles  Lee,  born  October  3,  1791;  James  Watson,  Feb¬ 
ruary  9,  1793;  Edward,  born  September  19,  1794;  Elizabeth 
Nicholas,  born  March  16,  1798;  Martha  Rookings,  December, 
1799;  Leeanna,  October  2,  1801;  Francis  Watson,  born  June  18, 
1803;  Anthony,  born  August  19,  1805;  Judith  Ann,  born  June 
26,  1807;  Catherine,  born  July  15,  1809;  Wilmuth  Watson,  born 
May  20,  1811;  Matthew  Watson,  born  October  22,  1813;  Col¬ 
lins  died  in  infancy. 

Following  is  a  brief  record  of  the  boy  career  of  Anthony 
Dibrell  as  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  and  as  brief  as  it  is  it  contains 
volumes  when  the  dates  are  considered.  It  will  be  considered 
that  he  was  born  in  1763,  and  his  first  enlistment  being  in  1778, 
he  was  only  15  years  old,  and  was  only  19  years  old  when  Corn¬ 
wallis  surrendered. 

As  the  result  of  a  correspondence  with  the  War  and  Inter¬ 
ior  Department,  I  received  the  following  from  the  Commissioner 
of  Pensions. 

“Department  of  Interior,  Washington,  D.  C.,  April  26,  1892. 

“Sir:  In  reply  to  your  request  for  a  statement  of  the  mili¬ 
tary  history  of  Anthony  Dibrell,  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary 
war.  You  will  please  find  below  the  desired  information  as  con¬ 
tained  in  application  for  Pension,  on  file  in  this  bureau,  by  his 
widow. 

“He  enlisted  twice,  1778  and  1781,  and  was  a  private  in 
Captain  John  Moselv’s  company,  and  his  regimental  commanders 
at  different  times,  were  Colonel  John  Cabell  and  Colonel  John 
Harper. 

“The  last  service  is  not  clearly  stated  and  may  have  been 
more  than  one  enlistment.  He  was  engaged  in  removing  stores 
and  was  in  North  Carolina  part  of  the  time. 

“He  was  engaged  in  the  battle  of  Guilford  Court  House, 
and  at  the  surrender  of  Cornwallis  at  Yorktown. 

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“His  residence  at  the  time  of  enlistment  was  Amherst  coun¬ 
ty,  Virginia. 

“Remarks :  Widow’s  maiden  name  was  Wilmuth  Watson 
to  whom  the  soldier  was  married  in  November,  1790. 

“Very  respectfully, 

“D.  D.  Murphy, 
“Acting  Commissioner.” 

From  the  sworn  statement  of  David  Patterson,  John  Thomas 
and  others  on  file  in  the  Pension  office,  Anthony  Dibrell  served 
three  months  under  Captain  John  Mosely  of  Buckingham  county, 
Virginia,  at  Albemarle  Barracks,  as  a  lieutenant  or  ensign  guard¬ 
ing  prisoners  taken  at  the  defeat  of  Burgoyne  at  Still  Water  in 
the  State  of  New  York.  This  service  begun  in  February,  1778, 
before  Anthony  had  completed  his  fifteenth  year. 

John  Thomas  of  Buckingham  county,  made  oath  that  he 
was  a  captain  in  Colonel  Taylor’s  regiment  of  guards  at  Albe¬ 
marle  Barracks,  and  at  the  expiration  of  that  service  which 
was  three  months,  “I  made  out  the  pay  roll  for  Captain  Mosely 
myself.” 

David  Patterson  and  John  Patterson,  both  of  Buckingham 
county,  Virginia,  made  oath  that  in  addition  to  the  foregoing 
service,  “Anthony  Dibrell  and  many  others  were  ordered  by  Co¬ 
lonel  John  Cabell  to  remove  the  military  stores  from  Scott’s  Fer¬ 
ry  to  New  London,  Bedford  county,  Virginia,  and  that  he  was 
also  sent  to  Cumberland  Courthouse,  Pr.  Edward,  and  Louisa 
counties  to  meet  the  enemy.  Further;  that  said  Anthony  marched 
from  the  county  of  Buckingham  early  in  the  month  of  Febru¬ 
ary,  1781,  to  the  State  of  North  Carolina  and  was  in  the  battle 
of  Guilford  Court  House,  March  15,  1781;  that  he  continued  in 
General  Green’s  army  some  time  after  the  battle  of  Guilford. 
I  also  distinctly  remember  that  in  the  month  of  September,  1781, 
the  said  Anthony  Dibrell  went  to  Yorktown,  where  he  remained 
until  the  surrender  of  Lord  Cornwallis  and  the  British  army.” 

It  is  a  matter  of  family  history  related  by  Anthony  Dibrell 
to  his  sons  and  many  friends,  that  he  was  brought  off  the  bat- 

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tlefield  of  Guilford,  wounded  or  exhausted,  by  the  celebrated 
Peter  Francisco. 

Peter  Francisco  was  doubtless  one  of  the  most  celebrated 
private  soldiers  of  the  Revolutionary  war.  His  antecedents  are 
unknown  and  were  doubtless  very  little  known  to  himself.  He 
was,  however,  believed  to  be  of  Portuguese  origin,  and  was  a 
protege  of  Judge  Edmund  Winston,  of  Buckingham  county,  Vir¬ 
ginia. 

This  incident  of  Francisco  in  connection  with  Anthony  Dib- 
rell  gives  the  author  an  opportunity,  as  it  is  also  a  pleasure,  to 
make  a  brief  reference  to  this  grand  old  hero,  who  seems  to  have 
almost  passed  out  of  history,  and  indeed  to  have  been  lost  to 
memory.  This  phenomenal  character  and  brave  patriot  seems 
to  have  been  specially  fitted  for  the  age  in  which  he  lived,  and 
to  have  filled  a  niche  which,  but  for  him,  would  have  remained 
a  vacuum.  A  reference  to  Peter  Francisco  at  this  point  is  by  no 
means  a  digression  from  the  history  of  Anthony  Dibrell;  it  will 
be  remembered  that  Judge  Edmond  Winston  and  the  first  Antho¬ 
ny  Dibrell  lived  in  the  same  county,  attended  the  same  court, 
and  were  on  terms,  not  only  of  friendship,  but  intimacy.  Peter 
Francisco  was  a  protege  of  Judge  Winston,  and  young  Anthony 
the  boy  soldier,  not  fifteen  years  old  when  he  left  the  paternal 
roof  in  defense  of  his  country,  was  a  son  of  Judge  Winston’s 
special  friend.  Anthony,  a  mere  strippling,  strong  alone  in  a 
brave  heart  and  unswerving  patriotism,  Francisco  fully  devel¬ 
oped,  of  wonderful  physical  ability  and  herculean  strength,  it 
was  to  be  expected  that  young  Dibrell,  as  far  as  could  be  among 
soldiers,  should  be  the  special  charge  of  Peter  Francisco. 

Owing  to  his  wonderful  prowess,  dauntless  courage,  and  su¬ 
perhuman  strength,  Francisco  was  allowed  by  his  commanding 
officers  to  play  the  part  of  a  “Free  Lance.”  He  was  indeed  an 
independent  command,  solitary  and  alone  by  himself.  Wherever 
he  went  he  crippled  the  enemy  and  his  blows  were  of  the  more 
telling  than  those  of  a  whole  regiment.  The  sword  that  he 
wielded  could  not  be  handled  by  an  ordinary  man,  and  its  length 
was  such,  that,  single  handed  he  was  invincible,  and  he  often 

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proved  an  overmatch  for  two  or  three.  Frequently  overpowered 
by  numbers  and  captured,  he  invariably  escaped,  and  the  theory 
that  two  armed  men  are  sufficient  to  guard  one  man  who  is  not 
armed,  in  his  case,  was  contradicted,  for  on  more  than  one  oc¬ 
casion  he  disarmed  one,  killed  the  other,  and  walked  away  free. 

On  the  return  of  peace  Peter  Francisco  returned  to  his 
home,  the  old  Winston  homestead,  one  mile  east  of  the  New 
Store,  a  village  in  Buckingham  county,  Virginia,  situated  on  the 
old  stage  thoroughfare  between  Lynchburg  and  Richmond.  He 
was  as  remarkable  in  peace  as  he  was  in  war.  As  a  soldier  he 
loved  to  fight,  as  a  citizen  he  was  not  only  peaceable,  but  a 
“peacemaker.”  Among  the  many  anecdotes  related  of  Francisco  is 
that  of  a  man  who  was  ignorant  of  his  character  and  who  had  be¬ 
come  offended  with  him.  This  man  in  his  haste  and  heat  of  pas¬ 
sion,  early  one  morning  before  breakfast,  hastened  to  Francis¬ 
co’s  home  to  demand  satisfaction.  The  mansion  and  its  sur¬ 
roundings  like  most  residences  of  that  period  of  Virginia  his¬ 
tory,  had  very  spacious  grounds.  The  house  set  back  from  the 
main  thoroughfare  nearly  a  hundred  yards,  while  the  inner  in¬ 
closure  gave  ample  space  for  a  smaller  yard.  The  irate  visitor 
had  ridden  inside  the  larger  in  closure  and  called  Francisco  out, 
who  employed  every  possible  means  to  pacify  his  visitor,  entic¬ 
ing  him  away  from  the  house  in  the  meantime,  so  as  to  avoid 
disturbing  the  family.  When  they  had  gotten  to  the  outside  in¬ 
closure  and  all  pacific  means  had  failed  Francisco  took  his  vis¬ 
itor  at  arm’s  length  and  lifted  him  from  his  horse  and  set  him 
over  the  fence.  Bewildered  at  the  way  in  which  he  had  been 
handled,  in  his  amazement,  he  stood  silent  for  a  few  moments, 
then  told  Francisco  if  he  would  hand  him  over  his  horse  he 
would  go  home;  with  some  assistance  from  the  horse  he  was 
landed  on  the  same  side  of  the  fence  with  his  rider,  and  the  dif¬ 
ficulty  was  settled. 

Peter  Francisco  married  a  widow  West  (whether  he  had 
previously  married  is  not  known),  and  so  far  as  is  known  he  left 
no  children.  One  of  his  stepsons,  John  William  West,  formerly 
of  Buckingham  countv,  Virginia,  and  afterwards  of  Bedford, 

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was  personally  known  to  the  author.  From  this  source  much  in¬ 
formation  has  been  obtained  of  the  life  and  character  of  this 
Revolutionary  patriot.  Mr.  West  always  spoke  in  the  most  af¬ 
fectionate  terms  of  his  stepfather. 

Late  in  life  he  was  appointed  sergeant-at-arms  to  the  Vir¬ 
ginia  House  of  Delegates,  in  which  position  he  remained  until 
his  death  in  1836.  He  was  buried  with  military  honors  in  the 
public  cemetery  at  Richmond,  Virginia,  and  thus  he  continued  in 
death  as  he  had  been  in  life,  “guest  of  the  State.” 

There  is  little  known  of  the  history  of  Anthony  Dibrell  af¬ 
ter  the  close  of  the  Revolution,  as  his  life  subsequent  to  that  time 
was  strictly  that  of  a  private  citizen.  We  have  no  record  of  him 
from  1781,  until  1790,  at  which  time,  as  we  have  before  seen,  he 
married  Miss  Wilmuth  Watson  of  Amherst  county,  Virginia,  and 
during  the  short  life  that  he  spent  thereafter  in  agricultural  pur¬ 
suits,  he  transferred  to  a  large  family  of  children  the  duties  and 
privileges  of  perpetuating  family  history.  He  died  in  1816,  aged 
53  years. 


4  CHARLES  LEE  DIBRELL. 

Charles  Lee  Dibrell  was  the  oldest  son  of  Anthony  Dibrell 
and  Wilmuth  Watson.  He  was  born  October  3,  179L  in  Am¬ 
herst  county,  Virginia  and  was  raised  in  Buckingham  to  which 
county  his  father  returned  soon  after  his  marriage.  Here  he 
was  educated  and  spent  the  first  few  years  of  his  early  manhood. 
About  1820  he  commenced  business  in  Lynchburg,  Virginia, 
where  he  was  quite  successful  as  a  merchant  and  large  operator 
in  the  tobacco  trade,  and  in  1823  married  Miss  Mary  Jane  Lam¬ 
beth  of  Campbell  county,  Virginia.  About  1835  Mr.  Dibrell 
purchased  a  popular  watering  place  as  a  summer  resort  in  Bote¬ 
tourt  county,  Virginia,  which  had  been  previously  owned  by  a 
German  by  the  name  of  Dagguer,  and  hence  known  as  Dag- 
guer’s  Spring,  but  after  the  property  was  purchased  by  Mr.  Dib¬ 
rell  they  became  known  as  Dibrell’s  Springs,  which  name  they 
still  retain.  These  springs  are  about  sixty-five  miles  west  of 

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Lynchburg,  near  James  river  and  the  Richmond  and  Allegheny 
railroad  which  has  been  recently  built;  and  it'  was  here  for  about 
ten  years,  at  this  beautiful  mountain  resort,  hedged  in  by  peaks 
on  every  side,  a  bold  and  beautiful  sulphur  spring,  gushing  from 
the  base  of  Garden  Mountain,  that  Mr.  Dibrell  entertained  from 
lower  Virginia,  and  States  farther  south  and  north  those  who 
were  in  search  of  health  among  the  mountains.  Among  the  dis¬ 
tinguished  visitors  at  Dibrell  Springs,  I  have  often  heard  Mr. 
Dibrell  describe  in  his  own  language,  the  visit  of  Van  Buren 
and  party,  in  1838,  which  was  quite  an  event  in  those  days,  when 
a  trip  from  Washington  to  Virginia  Springs  would  require  as 
much  time  as  it  would  now  to  visit  the  Valley  of  the  Congo. 

Having  acquired  interests  in  the  Warm  Springs  of  Bath 
county,  Virginia,  and  subsequently  in  Richmond,  he  sold  Dibrell 
Springs  in  1842,  and  after  spending  one  season  at  the  Warm 
Springs,  he  opened  the  Powhattan  House  in  Richmond,  Virginia. 
This  house  was  located  on  Broad  street  adjacent  to  Capitol 
square,  and  owing  to  its  surroundings,  its  location  was  one  of 
the  most  desirable  in  the  city,  but  owing  to  gross  mismanage¬ 
ment,  however,  it  had  been  allowed  to  fall  into  disrepute.  Un¬ 
der  the  management  of  Mr.  Dibrell  the  Powhattan  House  was 
restored  to  its  former  prestige  and  became  again  one  of  the  lead¬ 
ing  hotels  of  Richmond. 

Having  spent  five  years  in  Richmond  as  proprietor  of  the 
Powhattan,  he  returned  to  Lynchburg,  where  he  first  commenced 
his  business  career,  and  it  is  a  very  singular  coincidence  that, 
after  an  eventful  business  life  running  through  more  than  thirty 
years,  and  at  different  localities,  several  hundred  miles  apart, 
he  should  have  closed  active  business  life  at  the  same  place 
that  he  begun  it. 

In  1847  Mr.  Dibrell  took  possession  of  one  of  the  best 
known  houses  in  Lynchburg,  which  had  been  kept  by  the  vener¬ 
able  Robert  Morris,  who  belonged  to  a  preceding  generation, 
and  subsequently  by  Paul  Jones,  who  died  in  Atlanta  in  1876. 
It  is  said  to  have  been  in  this  house  that  the  gifted  and  erratic 
Maj.  Tom  Rudd,  for  many  years  the  representative  from  Camp- 

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bell  in  the  Legislature,  sang  “Show  pity,  Lord”  when  the  stars 
fell  in  1833.  This  house  was  opened  under  the  name  of  Dib- 
rell’s  Hotel,  and  it  is  yet  a  landmark  in  Lynchburg,  though  it 
has  ceased  to  be  a  hotel  for  more  than  forty  years. 

It  was  at  this  house  that  a  new  epoch  in  Mr.  Dibrell’s  life 
took  place.  On  the  23d  of  December,  1850,  Mary  Jane  Dibrell, 
consort  of  Mr.  Charles  Lee  Dibrell,  breathed  her  last.  It  is  not 
too  much  to  say  that  she  was  the  mainspring  of  Mr.  Dibrell’s 
life;  she  was  in  the  habit  of  saying  jocularly,  that  she  had  kept 
him  alive  for  thirty  years,  and  in  this  there  was  more  truth  than 
poetry.  There  is  no  doubt  that  she  was  indispensable  to  his  vi¬ 
tality,  and  in  her  death  he  not  only  lost  his  right  arm,  but  lost 
the  vital  force  which  gave  activity  to  his  very  being. 

Mrs.  Dibrell  was  a  woman  of  rare  characteristics,  possessing 
at  one  and  the  same  time  the  most  tender,  affectionate  and  wom¬ 
anly  traits,  and  yet  the  rare  power  to  command  obedience  and 
respect.  Gen.  John  Echols  of  the  Confederate  army,  who  was 
afterwards  vice  president  of  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  railroad, 
was  a  nephew  of  Mrs.  Dibrell,  and  from  him  it  was  my  pleas¬ 
ure  to  hear  the  highest  encomiums  paid  her  character.  As  a 
culmination  of  what  he  had  to  say,  “not  even  his  own  mother 
had  been  so  true  and  disinterested  in  her  friendship  or  had  more 
to  do  in  shaping  the  better  traits  of  his  character  than  Mrs. 
Dibrell.” 

In  1853  Mr.  Dibrell  retired  from  active  business  life,  and 
in  1859  went  to  Texas.  Two  of  his  married  sisters,  Mrs.  Si¬ 
mons  and  Mrs.  Gary,  settled  in  Texas  in  early  life  and  raised 
their  families  there.  The  three  surviving  sons  of  Mr.  Dibrell, 
Charles  Lee,  Jr.,  James  Watson  and  John  Meredith  also  cast 
their  lots  in  the  Lone  Star  State.  Mr.  Dibrell  was  not  a  stran¬ 
ger  in  Texas;  as  has  been  seen  two  of  his  sisters  had  preceded 
him  and  their  families  had  grown  up  with  the  country,  while 
three  of  his  sons  were  already  there.  Sam  Houston  a  native  of 
Rockbridge  county,  Virginia,  who  was  afterwards  governor  of 
Tennessee,  the  leader  in  the  Texas  struggle  for  independence 
and  hero  of  San  Jacinto,  was  governor  of  Texas,  at  that  time. 

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Houston  was  an  old  personal  friend  of  Mr.  Dibrell  of  bygone 
days  and  welcomed  him,  as  it  were,  with  open  arms,  and  gave 
him  an  appointment  in  the  State  Department.  At  the  close  of 
the  war,  however,  with  Houston  dead,  and  Texas  in  the  hands 
of  unscrupulous  adventurers,  Mr.  Dibrell  found  himself  without 
a  position,  and  as  almost  all  the  southern  people,  without  money. 

In  the  dilemma  above  described,  Mr.  Dibrell  instinctively 
turned  his  face  eastward  and  sought  the  scenes  of  his  early  man¬ 
hood.  His  older  son  had  left  Texas  with  the  army  and  after 
the  war  had  not  returned,  and  his  only  surviving  daughter  was 
still  a  resident  of  Virginia.  For  a  man  of  his  age,  then  71,  and 
the  country  all  torn  up  by  the  wreckage  of  war,  this  was  no  small 
undertaking.  Fifteen  hundred  miles  of  travel  over  roads  that 
had  been  torn  up  by  military  operations,  and  through  a  country 
that  had  not  been  restored  to  business  methods,  is  indeed  a  task 
that  would  command  all  the  strength  and  energy  of  a  much 
younger  man,  but  there  is  nothing  that  so  buoys  the  human  mind 
as  the  hope  of  returning  to  the  scenes  of  its  childhood. 

About  the  first  of  October,  1865,  Mr.  Dibrell  started  upon 
this  homeward  journey,  and  in  his  enfeebled  condition  made  the 
trip  as  it  were,  by  relays.  Coming  first  to  Galveston,  he  rested 
for  some  time  with  his  nephew,  Mr.  Thomas  A.  Gary,  then  with 
a  desperate  effort  he  came  on  to  Huntsville,  Alabama,  where  his 
relative  Mrs.  Moore,  took  charge  of  him  and  detained  him  for 
several  weeks,  thence  he  came  on  to  Virginia,  where  with  an¬ 
other  nephew,  Mr.  Edward  Echols  of  Balcony  Falls,  he  remained 
some  time. 

It  was  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Echols,  twenty-eight  miles  from 
Lynchburg,  at  the  point  where  James  river  passes  through  the 
Blue  Ridge,  that  I  found  Mr.  Dibrell  on  my  way  from  Balti¬ 
more  in  January  1866.  He  was  but  a  few  miles  from  my  home 
at  that  time,  as  I  was  merchandising  at  Buffalo  Forge,  in  Rock¬ 
bridge  county,  Virginia,  but  he  was  too  feeble  to  travel.  After 
resting  a  few  days,  however,  Captain  Echols  brought  him  to  my 
house  in  his  carriage,  but  he  did  not  survive  many  weeks  after  his 
arrival.  Having  accomplished  the  one  object  most  dear  to  his 

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heart,  the  return  to  the  home  of  his  childhood,  the  land  he  so 
much  loved,  and  being  surrounded  by  those  who  loved  him  most, 
being  with  two  of  his  children,  my  wife  and  his  oldest  son, 
Charles  Lee  Dibrell,  Jr.,  the  latter  having  been  left  in  Virginia 
by  the  war,  it  seemed  that  he  regarded  his  mission  as  completed, 
and  quietly  passed  away  February,  1866,  in  the  seventy-fifth 
year  of  his  age.  Owing  to  the  difficulties  in  transportation,  there 
being  no  railroad  between  that  point  and  Lynchburg,  the  water¬ 
way  being  closed  by  ice,  and  the  mountain  roads  impassable, 
it  was  impossible  to  carry  out  the  wishes  of  his  children,  in  tak¬ 
ing  his  remains  to  Lynchburg,  and  he  was  therefore  buried  at 
Falling  Springs  Cemetery,  ten  miles  from  Lexington,  Virginia, 
full  in  sight  of  the  Blue  Hills  of  his  nativity,  among  which  he 
delighted  to  roam  in  his  boyhood  days. 

Charles  Lee  Dibrell,  and  his  wife,  Mary  Jane  Lambeth, 
had  eleven  children,  four  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Those  who 
survived,  were  Lafayette,  Elizabeth,  Mary  Jane,  Frances  Ann, 
Charles  Lee,  James  Watson  and  John  Meredith. 

5  DR.  LAFAYETTE  DIBRELL. 

Lafayette  Dibrell  was  the  oldest  child  of  Charles  Lee  Dib¬ 
rell  and  Mary  Jane  Lambeth.  He  was  born  in  Lynchburg,  Vir¬ 
ginia,  in  1824.  The  circumstance  attending  the  visit  of  Gen. 
Lafayette  to  America  about  this  time,  bringing  more  vividly  to 
mind  the  patriotic  services  of  that  officer  in  our  struggle  for  in¬ 
dependence,  gave  rise  to  the  naming  of  many  hundreds  of  chil¬ 
dren  for  him,  and  this  accounts  for  the  name  of  the  oldest  son 
of  Mr.  Charles  Lee  Dibrell.  Mr.  Dibrell’s  father,  the  second 
Anthony  Dibrell,  had  seen  service  with  Lafayette,  had  been  with 
him  at  Yorktown,  and  the  name  of  the  “Marquis  De  Lafayette,” 
had  been  a  household  word  in  the  Dibrell  family  for  nearly  half 
a  century,  and  hence  it  is  not  strange  that  they  should  have  per¬ 
petuated  his  name. 

Lafayette  Dibrell  was  principally  educated  in  Richmond, 
Virginia,  and  was  graduated  from  the  Medical  College  of  that 
city  in  the  class  of  1845,  carrying  off  the  honors  of  the  institu- 

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tion.  He  was  valedictorian  of  his  class,  and  few  men  ever  en¬ 
tered  the  medical  profession  with  brighter  prospects.  In  1846 
Dr.  Dibrell  married  Sarah  Ann  Mosely  of  Buckingham  county, 
Virginia,  and  established  himself  in  the  practice  of  medicine  at 
Mount  Vinco,  in  that  county,  but  consumption  had  marked  him 
for  a  victim  and  he  was  compelled  to  retire  from  the  practice 
a  few  months  after  his  marriage.  Leaving  Buckingham  he 
came  to  Lynchburg  and  spent  the  last  weeks  of  his  life  at  his 
father’s  house,  “Dibrell’s  Hotel.”  He  was  buried  at  the  Presby¬ 
terian  Cemetery  in  that  city. 

5  ELIZABETH  DIBRELL. 

Elizabeth  was  the  oldest  daughter  of  Charles  Lee  and  Mary 
Lambeth  Dibrell.  She  was  born  in  New  London,  Virginia, 
March  23,  1833.  Her  early  life  was  spent  in  Richmond,  where 
her  father  resided  for  a  number  of  years,  and  later  in  Lynchburg 
to  which  place  he  removed  in  1847.  She  was  a  lady  of  rare  gifts 
and  attainments,  with  a  disposition  at  once  attractive  and  lovely, 
but  like  her  older  brother,  Dr.  Lafayette  Dibrell,  consumption 
had  set  its  seal  upon  her  early  life,  and  after  battling  with  the 
fell  disease  for  twelve  years,  she  finally  fell  a  victim  to  it  in 
the  summer  of  1862,  in  the  twenty-ninth  year  of  her  age. 

Being  the  oldest  daughter  at  the  time  of  her  mother’s  death, 
she  became  in  every  essential  sense  of  the  word,  a  mother  to  her 
younger  brothers,  and  was  to  them  indeed  everything  that  a 
mother  could  be.  She  was  not  so  situated  that  she  could  have 
them  at  all  times  with  her,  but  she  saw  to  it  that  they  always 
had  a  mother’s  care  and  attention.  For  five  or  six  jmars  previous 
to  her  death,  and  up  to  within  a  few  months  of  that  sad  event, 
she  had  been  engaged  in  teaching  both  academics  and  music,  and 
it  is  rarely  ever  that  one  is  found  who  gave  such  general  satis¬ 
faction  in  this  most  difficult  position,  to  both  pupils  and  parents, 
and  in  many  a  Virginia  family  is  to  be  found  a  ‘‘Lizzie  Dibrell" 
in  token  of  the  ardent  love  and  affection  borne  for  her  while 
living  and  in  perpetuation  of  her  memory  after  death. 

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5.  MARY  JANE  DIBRELL. 

Mary  Jane  Dibrell  was  the  second  daughter  of  Charles 
Lee  Dibrell  and  Mary  Jane  Lambeth.  She  was  born  March  11, 
1835  at  Dibrell’s  Springs,  Botetourt  county,  Virginia.  Her  earty 
childhood  was  spent  at  this  place  and  in  Richmond,  and  her 
early  womanhood  in  Lynchburg,  Virginia.  Her  early  life  was 
very  bright  and  promising;  beautiful,  vivacious  and  intellectual, 
she  was  the  center  of  attraction.  It  fell  to  the  lot  of  but  few 
to  be  so  fortunately  and  advantageously  situated  as  was  Molly 
Dibrell,  but,  “all  things  sweet  are  fleeting,  the  sweetest  still  the 
fleetest,”  and  thus  it  was  in  the  life  of  Molly  Dibrell.  To  one 
without  philosophy,  and  to  whom  religious  thought  was  a  stran¬ 
ger,  it  would  have  seemed  that  “unmerciful  disaster  had  followed 
fast  and  followed  faster”  upon  her  footsteps,  and  to  one  to  whom 
philosophical  training  and  religious  conceptions  had  not  been  the 
predominant  feature  of  life,  her  song  might  have  been  like  that 
of  Poe,  and  her  hope  might  have  been  one  melancholy  dirge. 
But  Molly  Dibrell  was  of  a  very  different  cast  of  mind  from  that 
of  Edgar  Allen  Poe;  she  was  no  less  poetical,  but  much  less  er¬ 
ratic.  She  was  imaginative  but  not  a  victim  of  vagaries. 
While  Poe  dreamed  of  a  “Distant  Aiden  where  he  should  clasp 
a  radiant  maiden  whom  the  angels  name  Lenore,”  she  had  a 
sure  anchor  of  hope  that  she  would  in  a  “Distant  Aiden”  meet 
and  clasp  all  of  her  loved  and  lost,  and  above  all  meet  him  who 
had  redeemed  and  saved  her.  As  confidently  and  as  hopeful 
as  she  looked  upon  the  hereafter,  life  was  bright  and  beautiful 
to  her.  Bereft  of  her  mother  at  a  very  tender  age,  and  seeing 
a  delightful  household  scattered  as  a  consequence,  hers  was  a 
religion  that  repined  not  at  adverse  conditions,  but  wrested  vic¬ 
tory  from  defeat,  and  enabled  her  in  the  darkest  hours,  to  see 
by  faith  the  silver  lining  of  the  cloud  which  for  a  moment  ob¬ 
scured  her  vision.  She  died  in  the  autumn  of  1856.  For  some 
time  previous  to  her  death  she  had  been  betrothed  to  a  Lynch¬ 
burg  gentleman,  prominent  in  business  and  social  circles,  who  at 
the  time  of  her  death  was  absent  in  New  York,  in  the  interest 

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of  his  firm.  I  know  that  the  cold  world  cannot  understand  and 
does  not  appreciate,  such  devotion,  and  will  give  a  smile  of  in¬ 
credulity  at  the  bare  mention  of  the  fact,  but  it  is  nevertheless 
true  that  this  gentleman  never  left  his  room  after  returning 
home  and  learning  of  her  death,  until  he  was  carried  to  his 
grave. 


5.  CHARLES  LEE  DIBRELL,  Jr. 

Charles  Lee  Dibrell,  Jr.,  was  the  second  son  of  Charles  Lee 
Dibrell,  Sr.  He  was  born  the  19th  of  July,  1840,  at  Dibrell’s 
Springs  in  Botetourt  county,  Virginia.  His  early  childhood  was 
spent  in  Richmond,  and  later  in  Lynchburg.  His  early  educa¬ 
tion  was  obtained  in  these  cities.  After  the  death  of  his  mother, 
and  the  retirement  of  his  father  from  business,  he  obtained  a 
position  in  Blacksburg,  Montgomery  county,  and  afterwards  in 
Christiansburg,  the  county  site.  In  1859  he  turned  his  face  to 
the  southwest  and  cast,  as  he  believed,  his  fortune,  in  the  “Lone 
Star  State,”  entering  active  business  life  in  mercantile  pursuits, 
but  the  rude  hand  of  war  was  destined  to  change  all  of  his 
plans,  and  before  he  had  become  well  settled  in  his  new  home, 
the  bugle  blast  called  him  to  the  field.  As  Virginia  was  des¬ 
tined  to  be  the  battleground  between  the  sections,  the  Southern 
troops  were  hastened  forward  to  the  front,  and  Mr.  Dibrell,  with 
what  was  afterwards  known  as  the  Fourth  Texas  Regiment,  un¬ 
der  command  of  the  gallant  John  B.  Hood,  contrary  to  all  his 
preconceived  ideas  or  plans,  found  himself  back  in  Virginia. 

During  1861,  and  until  the  latter  part  of  1862,  Mr.  Dibrell 
followed  the  fortunes  of  the  Fourth  Texas  Regiment,  anxious  for 
the  fray  and  fearful,  lest  the  war  would  be  over  before  they 
reached  Virginia.  They  were  permitted  to  know  very  soon  some¬ 
thing  of  its  realities,  and  before  a  year  had  passed  they  were 
fully  convinced  that  they  had  not  been  slighted  by  the  authori¬ 
ties,  but  that  they  had  been  allowed  a  full  participation  in  pass¬ 
ing  events,  indeed,  to  their  entire  satisfaction.  In  the  series  of 
battles  from  June  26th  to  July  2d,  inclusive,  Mr.  Dibrell’s  regi- 

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ment  was  constantly  engaged;  its  Maj.  Bradfute  Warwick  was 
killed,  Captain  Bain  commanding  his  company  was  severely 
wounded,  and,  indeed,  the  entire  regiment,  under  command  of 
the  brave  but  reckless  Hood,  was  cut  to  pieces. 

After  this  series  of  battles  had  been  fought  and  the  seige 
of  Richmond  raised,  Mr.  Dibrell’s  military  services  underwent 
a  change.  His  captain  who  was  severely  wounded  was  taken 
to  the  house  of  Mr.  Edwin  Dibrell,  an  uncle  of  Mr.  Charles 
Dibrell,  and  the  latter  detailed  to  attend  him.  The  operations 
of  the  army  were  changed  in  another  direction,  and  the  main 
body  under  Gen.  Lee  proceeded  north  by  way  of  Burkville, 
Orange  Courthouse  and  Culpepper  to  meet  Gen.  Pope  who  had 
started  on  another  “on  to  Richmond,”  by  the  same  route  that  Mc¬ 
Dowell  first  undertook. 

Mr.  Dibrell  obtained  a  transfer  from  the  Fourth  Texas 
Regiment  to  the  Partizan  Rangers  under  command  of  “Harry 
Gilmer,”  and  during  the  years  1863,  1864,  1865,  to  the  close  of 
the  war,  was  in  all  of  the  partisan  warfare  of  Northern  Virginia, 
the  operations  of  which  frequently  extended  into  Maryland  and 
Pennsylvania,  and  more  than  once  under  the  very  spires  of 
Washington  City.  He  was  with  the  Southern  troops  at  Magno¬ 
lia  Station,  on  the  P.  W.  &  B.  road  between  Baltimore  and  Phil¬ 
adelphia,  in  1864  when  Gen.  Patterson  was  captured.  He  was 
with  the  army  at  the  burning  of  Chambersburg,  and  the  entire 
detachment  under  command  of  Gen.  Bradley  T.  Johnson  barely 
escaped  capture  from  the  pursuit  of  Averill’s  cavalry  which  fol¬ 
lowed.  The  Federal  cavalry  continued  to  pursue  and  harass  the 
Confederates  through  the  valleys  of  Virginia,  when  at  Mount 
Jackson  bridge  the  Confederates  took  a  stand  and  gave  battle 
repulsing  the  Federals,  and  gaining  time  by  this  means  to  fall 
back  in  better  order.  It  was  at  this  engagement  that  Mr.  Dib¬ 
rell  was  severely  injured,  having  received  a  gunshot  wound 
through  the  lungs.  Maj.  Gilmer  carried  Mr.  Dibrell  to  the 
nearest  farmhouse  on  his  own  horse  and  under  his  immediate 
supervision,  not  knowing  but  that  he  was  leaving  him  with  stran¬ 
gers.  He  requested  that  special  care  and  attention  be  given  him 

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at  his  own  expense,  and  that  the  enemy  be  warned,  should  they 
advance,  that  whatever  treatment  was  meted  to  Dibrell  would  be 
received  by  their  prisoners  which  had  fallen  into  his  hands.  As 
a  matter  of  fact,  however,  the  enemy  did  not  advance;  they  had 
gotten  enough  in  their  engagement  at  Mount  Jackson  Bridge. 

Major  Harry  Gilmer  was  very  fond  of  Mr.  Dibrell  who 
came  up  to  the  full  measure  of  his  idea  of  a  dashing  cavalry  offi¬ 
cer,  and  at  no  time  did  he  fail  to  give  full  expression  of  his  ap¬ 
preciation.  His  charge,  however,  to  the  people  in  whose  hands 
he  left  Mr.  Dibrell,  was  needless,  though  Maj.  Gilmer  was  not 
aware  of  this.  Mount  Airy  is  the  most  celebrated  body  of  land 
in  the  Shenandoah  valley,  embracing  a  thousand  acres  of  bot¬ 
tom  land  in  one  body  on  the  Shenandoah  river  seventy-two  miles 
northeast  of  Staunton.  On  an  elevation  overlooking  this  vast 
estate  and  at  the  base  of  Massanuttin  mountain  was  the  palatial 
home  of  John  G.  Meem  of  Lynchburg,  Virginia,  whose  son,  Gen. 
Gilbert  Meem  married  a  sister  of  General  Jordan  who  was  chief 
of  Gen.  Beauregard’s  staff.  At  the  time  spoken  of  Mount  Airy 
was  occupied  by  the  family  of  Gen.  Meem,  while  the  wife  and 
sister  of  Gen.  Jordan,  were  among  the  visitors  at  the  home.  These 
were  all  intimate  friends  of  the  Dibrell  family  in  Lynchburg, 
Virginia,  and  Mr.  Dibrell  so  far  as  being  left  among  strangers 
was  in  the  house  of  his  friends.  There  was  no  surgeon  at  hand 
nor  was  there  any  doctor  nearer  than  five  miles  across  Massa¬ 
nuttin  mountain.  The  battle  occurred  after  eight  o’clock  at  night 
in  December,  1864,  and  by  the  time  Mr.  Dibrell  had  been  car¬ 
ried  to  Mount  Airy,  it  was  after  ten  o’clock  at  night.  Notwith¬ 
standing  the  hour  of  night,  nor  the  fact  that  the  thermometer 
was  hovering  around  zero  in  this  mountain  pass.  Miss  Betty 
Jordan  and  Kate  Riley  of  Winchester,  crossed  the  mountain 
having  to  wade  several  swollen  streams  to  get  a  doctor  to  at¬ 
tend  Mr.  Dibrell.  This  is  only  another  instance  of  the  self- 
sacrificing  devotion  of  Southern  women  when  the  needs  of  the 
Southern  soldier  required  it.  Mr.  Dibrell  recovered  from  his 
wounds  in  time  to  return  to  his  post  before  the  collapse  of  the 
Confederacy.  When  the  surrender  took  place  he  was  in  the 

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mountains  of  Virginia  very  far  removed  from  the  base  of  opera¬ 
tion  and  therefore  he  did  not  hasten  to  some  nearby  headquar¬ 
ters  to  obtain  a  parole  or  to  seek  the  benefits  of  amnesty,  but 
like  Jubal  Early,  Bob  Toombs  and  a  few  others,  he  enjoyed 
while  living  the  rare  distinction  of  “never  having  surrendered.” 

After  the  close  of  the  war  Mr.  Dibrell  returned  to  his 
friends  in  Campbell  county,  Virginia,  who  were  delighted  at  the 
privilege  of  having  him  back  alive.  In  1871  Mr.  Dibrell  formed 
an  association  with  the  Pullman  Palace  Car  Company,  and  was 
assistant  superintendent  of  the  lines  between  Lynchburg  and 
Vicksburg,  and  was  subsequently  assistant  superintendent  and 
receiving  cashier  for  that  company  at  New  Orleans.  Subse¬ 
quently  Mr.  Dibrell  was  general  southern  agent  for  the  Rich¬ 
mond  &  Danville  railroad,  with  headquarters  at  Augusta,  Geor¬ 
gia,  and  it  may  be  said  that  this  was  the  turning  point  in  the 
life  of  Mr.  Dibrell.  It  is  proper  to  say,  however,  in  this  connec¬ 
tion,  that  no  single  individual  in  the  soldier  life  or  in  the  dis¬ 
charge  of  the  duties  thereof,  ever  commanded  a  higher  regard 
from  his  superior  officers  than  did  Mr.  Dibrell.  Major  Harry 
Gilmer,  in  his  account  of  his  military  operations  in  the  valley  of 
Virginia  and  elsewhere,  pays  him  the  highest  commendation  for 
gallant  services. 

In  1878,  Charles  Lee  Dibrell,  Jr.,  married  Sally  Lou, 
daughter  of  the  Hon.  Henry  Russell  of  Augusta,  Georgia.  They 
have  only  one  child,  a  daughter,  Mary  Lee  Dibrell,  a  bright  and 
beautiful  young  lady  of  about  sixteen  years,  who  is  now  nearing 
graduation  in  the  Nashville  schools. 

For  a  number  of  years  Mr.  Dibrell  was  connected  with  the 
Southern  Express  Company  at  Augusta,  Georgia,  of  which  he 
was  auditor  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  with  headquarters  tem¬ 
porarily  at  Memphis  but  afterwards  at  Chattanooga.  He  died 
October,  1895,  and  was  buried  in  the  Russell  burying  ground  in 
Augusta,  Georgia. 

MISS  SALLY  R.  DIBRELL. 

Mr.  Charles  Lee  Dibrell,  Jr.,  married  Sally  Russell  of  Au¬ 
gusta,  Georgia,  November,  1878.  Miss  Russell  was  a  daughter 
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of  Mr.  Henry  Russell,  one  of  the  most  prominent  citizens  of  that 
city,  who  was  at  one  time  its  mayor,  and  at  all  times  a  leader 
in  its  affairs.  Miss  Russell  was  one  of  a  large  family  of  daugh¬ 
ters  noted  for  their  beauty  and  accomplishments.  One  of  the  sis¬ 
ters  married  Mr.  Gregg  Wright,  son  of  Gen.  Wright  of  the  Con¬ 
federate  army,  and  up  to  the  time  of  his  death  was  editor  of  the 
Augusta  Chronicle;  and  the  older  daughter  married  Col.  E.  W. 
Cole  of  Nashville,  Tennessee,  one  of  the  leading  railroad  mag¬ 
nates  of  his  day  who  was  withal  a  capitalist  who  engaged  in 
the  largest  ventures;  possessed  of  a  fine  executive  ability  and 
of  a  large  fortune,  he  was  a  recognized  leader  in  financial  af¬ 
fairs.  Some  of  the  most  important  railroad  schemes  were  worked 
out  as  a  result  of  his  rare  abilities.  The  Nashville,  Chattanooga 
and  St.  Louis  system  as  also  the  East  Tennessee,  Virginia  and 
Georgia,  it  may  be  said,  were  his  handiwork.  He  was  president 
of  both  of  those  companies. 

Col.  Cole  was  twice  married.  By  the  first  marriage  he  left 
descendants  and  by  the  second  marriage  with  Miss  Russell  he 
had  two  children,  a  son  and  a  daughter.  The  son,  Mr.  White- 
ford  Russell  Cole,  is  a  young  business  man  of  Nashville,  he  has 
recently  married  and  has  bright  prospects  before  him;  and  a 
daughter,  Miss  Anna  Cole,  who  is  just  blooming  into  woman¬ 
hood. 


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RUSSELL. 


It  is  proper  that  I  should  briefly  note  at  this  point  a  sketch 
of  the  Russell  family.  I  do  this  for  several  reasons.  First,  it  is 
a  family  that  has  made  its  mark  and  left  its  impress  upon  the 
times  covering  the  period  of  its  history;  second,  its  individual 
members  have  led  lives  and  played  a  part  which  entitle  them  to 
special  notice;  and,  third,  it  is  a  family  to  which  Mr.  Dibrell 
was  specially  endeared,  and  which  entertained  for  him  the  high¬ 
est  appreciation. 

The  Hon.  Henry  Russell,  as  has  been  before  stated,  was  a 
landmark  in  the  history  of  Augusta.  He  was  not  a  politician  by 
profession  or  even  by  preference,  but  drawn  into  the  maelstrom 
by  the  force  of  circumstances  and  what  was  believed  to  be  the 
best  interest  of  the  city,  he  accepted  the  situation,  and  without 
being  sullied  in  the  dirty  stream,  he  did  much  to  rectify  and 
overcome  the  practices  which  render  politics  odious. 

Mr.  Russell  very  early  in  life  married  Martha  Danforth, 
and  commenced  business  in  Augusta,  Georgia,  as  cotton  factor. 
They  had  but  two  sons,  William  and  James.  William  married 
Miss  Fullen  of  Lagrange,  he  fell  into  bad  health  early  in  life 
and  was  compelled  to  retire  from  business.  James  for  a  long 
time  associated  with  his  father  in  the  cotton  business,  subse¬ 
quently  removed  to  Atlanta  where  he  has  been  engaged  as  com¬ 
mission  merchant  for  ten  or  twelve  years.  He  resides  with  his 
family  on  West  North  avenue  in  Atlanta.  One  son,  and  a  beau¬ 
tiful  and  accomplished  daughter,  contribute  to  the  happiness  of 
the  household. 

I  omitted  to  mention  the  name  of  their  oldest  son,  who  had 
been  so  long  dead  that  he  had  passed  for  the  time  out  of  my 
memory. 

Maj.  Whiteford  Russell,  oldest  son  of  Hon.  Henry  Russell 
and  Martha  Danforth,  married  in  early  life,  and  when  the  war 
between  the  States  broke  out,  leaving  a  young  wife  and  two 

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small  girl  children,  he  marched  to  the  front  and  into  the  thick¬ 
est  of  the  fight.  He  was  killed  in  one  of  the  early  engagements 
leaving  a  widow  and  two  little  children. 

Mr.  Henry  Russell  left  seven  daughters,  all  of  whom  were 
estimable  and  accomplished.  They  were  social  leaders  in  Au¬ 
gusta  society,  and  their  father’s  house  might  be  said  to  have 
been  headquarters  for  social  gatherings.  Their  oldest  daughter 
married  Col.  Cole  of  Nashville,  another  married  Mr.  Gregg 
Wright  of  the  Augusta  Chronicle.  The  third  daughter  Ella 
Russell,  was  perhaps  the  best  married  young  lady  of  her  age 
and  generation,  having  been  wooed  and  won  by  a  young  Hebrew 
banker,  prominent  in  social  and  financial  circles  by  the  name  of 
Cohen.  The  parents  of  both  parties  opposed  the  union,  hence 
they  took  matters  into  their  own  hands,  and  crossed  the  river  into 
South  Carolina  where  they  were  married  by  a  justice  of  the 
peace,  and  when  they  had  returned  to  the  home  of  the  bride¬ 
groom’s  father,  it  was  ascertained  that  the  proceeding  did  not 
meet  the  approval  of  the  old  Hebrew,  hence  they  were  conducted 
down  to  the  Synagogue  where  the  marriage  ceremony  was  per¬ 
formed  by  the  Rabbi;  then  returning  to  the  home  of  the  bride’s 
father  it  was  found  that  neither  of  preceding  marriages  met  his 
approval,  and  in  true  Methodist  style  they  were  accompanied 
by  their  friends  to  St.  John’s  Church  where  they  were  married 
by  a  Methodist  preacher  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  of 
the  church.  By  this  time  the  young  people  had  gotten  some¬ 
what  used  to  getting  married,  and  doubtless  settled  down  to  the 
belief  that  they  were  well  married.  They  have  spent  their  mar¬ 
ried  life  in  Augusta,  Georgia,  where  they  have  reared  a  large 
and  interesting  family. 

The  marriage  of  Miss  Sallie  Lou  Russell  to  Charles  Lee 
Dibrell,  Jr.,  has  already  been  noted. 

Another  daughter,  Miss  Nodie  Russell,  married,  first,  a 
Mr.  Davies,  and,  second,  a  Mr.  Hammond;  they  reside  in  Au¬ 
gusta. 

The  youngest  daughter,  Miss  Irene  Russell,  while  traveling 
in  Europe  met  among  the  Alps  an  adventurous  young  man  of 

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wealth  and  position  by  the  name  of  Washburn,  from  Chicago.  It 
is  not  known  whether  this  was  a  case  of  love  at  first  sight,  but  be 
this  as  it  may,  their  acquaintance  and  friendship  at  least  ripened 
into  love,  and  upon  the  return  home  to  America,  they  were  mar¬ 
ried.  One  little  boy  has  blessed  their  union,  and  it  does  by  no 
means  overdraw  the  subject  to  say  that  they  give  every  evidence 
of  a  happy  life. 


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FRANCES  ANN  DIBRELL. 


Frances  Ann,  the  third  and  youngest  daughter  of  Charles 
Lee  and  Mary  Lambeth  Dibrell,  was  born  May  2,  1837,  at  Dib- 
rell’s  Springs,  Botetourt  county,  Virginia.  Her  early  life  was 
spent  in  Richmond  and  Lynchburg  at  which  places  her  father 
was  engaged  in  business  at  different  times.  She  lost  her  mother 
at  a  very  tender  age,  and  spent  her  early  womanhood  with  her 
relatives.  On  the  18th  of  August,  1857,  she  was  married  to  J. 
M.  McAllister  of  Campbell  county,  Virginia,  and  it  is  not  over¬ 
stepping  the  proprieties  of  a  volume  devoted  to  genealogy,  to  say 
that  they  have  spent  44  years  of  a  happy  married  life,  a  length 
of  time  rarely  allotted  to  any  couple,  of  a  continued  married 
life. 

Under  the  head  of  the  McAllister  family  a  more  extended 
account  will  be  given  of  her  and  her  descendants. 

[Since  the  above  was  written,  Mrs.  Frances  Ann  McAllister 
has  passed  into  the  “Great  Beyond.”  No  language  can  do  justice 
to  her  memory.  Her  life  and  character  are  written  upon  the 
hearts  of  those  who  knew  and  loved  her  in  life,  and  can  only 
be  revealed,  as  the  “Ages  of  Eternity  Roll.”  A  loved  and  loving 
wife,  and  devoted  mother,  a  sincere  and  disinterested  friend,  a 
devout,  pure-minded,  blood-washed  and  life-long  Christian,  she 
has  gone  to  her  God. — Author.] 

5  JAMES  WATSON  DIBRELL,  JR. 

James  Watson  Dibrell,  Jr.  (“Wattie  Dibrell”),  the  third 
son  of  Charles  Lee  Dibrell,  and  Mary  Jane  Lambeth,  was  born 
December  25,  1842,  at  Dibrell’s  Springs,  Botetourt  county, 
Virginia.  His  early  life  was  spent  in  Lynchburg,  where  lie 
was  for  the  most  part  educated.  “Wattie  Dibrell”  was  a  won¬ 
derfully  bright  youth  and  attracted  all  with  whom  he  came  in 

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contact.  In  1856  a  gentleman  by  the  name  of  Church  formed 
a  very  warm  attachment  for  him  and  insisted  that  his  father 
allow  him  to  send  him  to  his  old  home,  Munson,  Massachusetts, 
to  be  educated,  but  he  fell  a  victim  to  a  severe  attack  of  typhoid 
fever  which  left  the  effects  of  its  ravages  upon  him  to  such  an 
extent  that  he  was  compelled  to  return  home.  The  result  of  this 
spell  was  such  that  curvature  of  the  spine  followed  which  gave 
rise  to  a  serious  deformity  from  which  he  never  recovered.  In 
I860  he  went  to  Texas  with  a  view  to  growing  up  with  the 
country,  but  before  lie  had  time  to  settle  squarely  down  to  bus¬ 
iness,  the  war  clouds  burst  forth  with  all  their  fury,  and  with 
all  true  Southerners  he  took  the  field,  and  though  extremely 
delicate,  being  scarcely  more  than  an  invalid,  he  was  in  the 
saddle  during  the  entire  war. 

When  the  war  was  over,  having  gone  into  the  service  with 
what  was  already  believed  to  be  a  shattered  constitution,  having 
been  the  vicitm  of  a  very  severe  affliction  when  a  boy,  he  came 
out  of  the  army,  penniless,  homeless,  and  as  far  as  human  sight 
could  go,  friendless;  for  whatever  friends  lie  had  were  either 
too  far  away  to  render  him  any  assistance,  or  in  the  same  sad 
plight  as  himself.  And  thus  it  was,  with  four  of  the  best  years 
of  his  early  manhood  spent  in  the  service  of  the  Lost  Cause, 
and  consequently  lost,  he  began  life  in  1865  at  the  age  of 
twenty-three;  and  as  the  sequel  has  shown,  battled  against 
adverse  fate  and  proved  himself  a  genuine  hero.  His  success 
was  not  what  the  world  would  call  brilliant,  but  it  was  truly 
wonderful,  because  it  was  in  the  face  of  apparently  insur¬ 
mountable  difficulties,  which  were  overcome  by  the  most  per¬ 
sistent  energy  of  life  and  tenacity  of  purpose.  He  was  in  the 
United  States  Mail  service  from  1878  until  his  death,  February, 
1896,  and  during  that  time  performed  the  duties  of  his  position 
under  physical  difficulties  which  none  but  a  hero  in  the  fullest 
sense  of  the  term  would  dare  to  undertake. 

In  1871  James  W.  Dibrell  was  married  to  Miss  Marza 
Dalton,  a  daughter  of  a  truly  historic  Texas  family,  and  resided 
in  Galveston,  Texas,  up  to  the  time  of  his  death. 

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James  W.  Dibrell  and  Marza  Dalton  had  six  children,  two 
sons  and  four  daughters:  Mary  Lee,  James  Watson,  Geneva, 
Marsaline,  Charles  Granger,  and  Frances  Zelma. 

Mary  Lee  and  Marsaline  both  married  but  died  without 
issue.  Geneva  married  Robert  Sholes  and  resides  at  a  rail¬ 
road  station  between  Houston  and  Galveston  at  which  he  is 
depot  agent;  they  have  one  child,  a  daughter. 

5  JOHN  MEREDITH  DIBRELL. 

John  Meredith  Dibrell,  the  youngest  of  the  sons  of  Charles 
Lee  Dibrell  and  Mary  Lambeth  who  survived  infancy,  was 
born  in  Richmond,  Virginia,  February  21,  1845.  His  early 
boyhood  was  spent  in  Lynchburg  and  vicinity.  At  the  age  of 
fourteen  he  went  with  his  father  to  Texas,  and  spending  a  few 
years  in  the  mercantile  establishment  with  his  relatives,  Crock¬ 
ett  and  William  Dibrell,  the  entire  drift  of  his  life  was  changed. 
The  war  between  the  states  broke  out  at  this  time,  and  young 
Dibrell,  like  every  one  else  of  his  age  in  whose  veins  coursed 
Southern  blood,  responded  to  the  first  buglecall.  It  is  true  that 
he  was  only  sixteen,  but  nevertheless  he  entered  the  cavalry  of 
Colonels  Terry  and  Lubbock,  and  continued  in  the  service  until 
the  close  of  the  war. 

When  the  war  had  ended,  John  M.  Dibrell  commenced  busi¬ 
ness  at  Calvert,  Texas,  where  he  became  established  and  made 
many  friends.  In  1874  he  married  Leila  Preston,  of  Calvert, 
a  descendant  of  the  celebrated  Virginia  family  of  that  name. 
He  was  very  prominent  and  popular  in  his  county,  and  as  a  con¬ 
sequence  was  entrusted  with  positions  of  honor  and  trust.  At 
the  time  of  his  death  he  was  sheriff  of  his  county.  In  July, 
1877,  John  M.  Dibrell  died  suddenly  at  his  home  in  Calvert,  in 
the  thirty-third  year  of  his  life.  He  left  only  one  child,  a 
daughter  named  Minnie  Lee.  His  widow  married  a  second  time 
an  excellent  gentleman  by  the  name  of  Bingham,  by  which 
marriage  she  has  several  children.  They  reside  in  Beaumont, 
Texas,  about  one  hundred  miles  east  of  Houston. 

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6  Minnie  Lee  Dibrell  has  developed  into  a  beautiful 
woman,  attractive  and  very  popular.  She  married  William 
Dixon,  a  resident  of  South  Carolina,  afterwards  of  Atlanta, 
Georgia,  and  more  recently  of  Beaumont,  Texas. 

EDWIN  DIBRELL. 

4  Edwin  Dibrell,  third  son  of  Anthony  Dibrell  and  Wil- 
muth  Watson,  was  born  September  19,  1794,  in  Buckingham 
county,  Virginia.  He  married  in  Nashville,  Tennessee,  his 
cousin,  Martha  Shrewsbury,  daughter  of  Drewry  Shrewsbury 
and  Elizabeth  Dibrell.  They  had  nine  children:  James  An¬ 
thony,  born  August  15,  1817;  Elizabeth  Watson,  born  October 
8,  1819;  Richard  Henry  Lee,  born  April  30,  1820;  Letitia 
Perkins,  born  December  20,  1824;  Mary  Jane,  born  June  6, 
1828;  Martha  Sophronia,  born  May  7,  1831;  Charles  Drewry 
Shrewsbury,  born  September  30,  1834;  Edwin,  date  of  birth  not 
obtained;  and  Virginia,  born  October  1,  1840. 

Edwin  Dibrell  settled  in  Nashville,  Tennessee,  early  in 
life,  and  during  his  residence  there  married,  and  it  was  there 
that  all  of  his  children  were  born.  While  he  was  not  in  politics, 
he  was  nevertheless  an  intimate  friend  of  James  K.  Polk,  and 
when  Mr.  Polk  was  advanced  to  the  Presidency  in  1844,  and 
inaugurated  March  4,  1845,  he  gave  Mr.  Dibrell  an  important 
appointment  in  Washington.  This  was  something  of  a  turning 
point  in  Mr.  Dibrell’s  history.  He  never  returned  to  Nashville. 

When  Mr.  Polk’s  term  of  office  had  expired  and  he  was 
succeeded  by  General  Taylor,  who  was  elected  by  the  Whig 
party,  Mr.  Dibrell  was  superseded  by  one  of  Taylor’s  choice, 
after  which  time  he  made  his  home  in  Richmond,  Virginia. 

6  DIt.  JAMES  ANTHONY  DIBRELL 

Oldest  son  of  Edwin  Dibrell  and  Martha  Shrewsbury,  was 
born  at  Nashville,  Tennessee,  August  15,  1817,  and  died  at 
Van  Buren,  Arkansas,  July  23,  1897,  aged  nearly  80  years. 

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He  married  Anne  Elizabeth  Pryor,  daughter  of  Nicholas  B.  and 
Sallie  M.  Pryor,  of  Van  Buren,  Arkansas,  and  had  the  following 
children:  Angela  Medora,  born  December  9,  1841;  James 

Anthony,  born  August  7,  1844,  who  died  July  9,  1845;  James 
Anthony,  born  August  20,  1846;  Thomas  Henry,  born  Septem¬ 
ber  19,  1849,  died  July  19,  1853;  Anne  Eliza  (“Missie”),  born 
January  1,  1852;  Sarah  Susan,  born  November  10,  1856;  Edwin 
Richard,  born  October  21,  1858;  Richard  Griffith,  born  July 
24,  I860;  Mattie  or  Mathew  Shrewsbury,  born  December  3, 
1866. 

Dr.  James  A.  Dibrell,  after  graduating  in  medicine,  settled 
in  Van  Buren,  Arkansas,  early  in  life,  married  and  raised  his 
family  there. 

Following  will  be  found  some  of  the  notices  of  Dr.  Di- 
brell’s  death,  from  the  Van  Buren  Daily  Venture  and  the  Times- 
Democrat,  of  Fort  Smith: 

From  the  Van  Buren  Daily  Venture:  “  ‘Earth  to  earth  and 
dust  to  dust’  has  been  said  over  the  remains  of  Dr.  James  A. 
Dibrell,  and  his  body  has  been  consigned  to  its  last  resting- 
place  in  the  city  of  the  dead.  Many  were  the  tears  that  fell 
in  grief  at  the  loss  of  this  venerable  man. 

“The  funeral  sermon  was  preached  at  the  Presbyterian 
church  by  the  Reverend  Tucker,  in  which  he  spoke  feelingly  of 
the  saintty  life  of  the  deceased.  The  sermon  finished, 
the  beautiful  burial  service  of  the  Masons  was  read,  and  all  that 
was  mortal  of  Dr.  James  A.  Dibrell  passed  from  sight  to  be 
seen  no  more  on  earth.” 

Then  follows  a  memorial  of  his  Masonic  lodge,  delivered 
by  the  Worshipful  Master,  H.  C.  Johnson: 

“My  Brethren:  I  have  called  you  to  assemble  in  the  char¬ 
acter  of  Masons,  to  pay  the  last  tribute  of  our  esteem  to  an 
honored  citizen,  a  devoted  Mason,  a  devout  Christian.  And 
when  we  say  that  he  shone  with  a  lustre  that  marked  his  con¬ 
sequence  among  men,  that  as  a  citizen  he  was  widely  and  well 
known;  that  he  proudly  unfurled  the  Christian  banner  in  early 
life,  and  that  he  wore  the  badge  of  a  Mason  with  credit  to  him- 

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self  and  ‘honor  to  the  institution,’  there  is  little  more  to  be  said. 

“What  a  glorious  record  to  be  inscribed  to  his  memory!  An 
honored  and  beloved  citizen;  a  faithful  and  devoted  Mason;  a 
sturdy  and  devout  Christian. 

“And  now,  with  sorrowing  hearts,  my  brethren,  let  us  lay 
to  rest  all  that  is  mortal  of  our  deceased  brother,  Dr.  James  A. 
Dibrell,  and  may  we  emulate  his  many  virtues !” 

From  the  Fort  Smith  News-Record:  “Dr.  James  A.  Di¬ 
brell  died  at  his  home -in  Van  Buren  this  morning  at  the  ripe  age 
of  79- 

“Dr.  Dibrell  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  citizens  of  this 
section  of  the  state,  and  was  likewise  a  man  eminent  in  his  pro¬ 
fession.  He  came  to  this  part  of  the  state  nearly  sixty  years 
ago,  and  with  the  exception  of  a  brief  period  when  he  was  ab¬ 
sent  in  the  army,  has  resided  at  his  present  home  in  Van  Buren 
during  the  entire  time. 

“He  at  once  took  the  foremost  place  in  the  medical  frater¬ 
nity,  and  held  it  without  intermission.  He  was  zealous  in  the 
performance  of  his  professional  duties,  and  was  ever  ready  to 
respond  to  the  call  of  those  who  needed  his  services. 

“He  practically  died  in  harness,  and  died  a  martyr  to  the 
profession  to  which  he  devoted  three-score  years  of  his  long, 
honorable  and  useful  career. 

“Dr.  Dibrell  leaves  three  sons  and  four  daughters  to  mourn 
his  death.  His  sons  are  Dr.  James  Dibrell,  of  Little  Rock,  and 
Drs.  Edward  and  Matthew  Dibrell,  one  of  whom  was  associated 
with  him  in  later  years.  His  son.  Dr.  James  Dibrell,  of  Little 
Rock,  is  a  distinguished  member  of  the  medical  fraternity,  with 
a  professional  reputation  nearly  as  widespread  as  that  of  his 
deceased  father.  His  other  two  sons  are  likewise  highly  re¬ 
spected  socially  and  professionally,  and  have  inherited  much  of 
their  father’s  zeal,  and  have  made  enviable  reputations  in  the 
practice  of  their  profession.  In  short,  the  dead  physician’s 
sons  will  do  much  toward  keeping  alive  the  memory  of  their  de¬ 
ceased  and  worthy  father. 

“Three  of  Dr.  Dibrell’s  daughters  reside  in  this  city.  They 

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are  Mrs.  Dr.  Duval,  Mrs.  George  T.  Sparks,  and  Mrs.  Dr. 
Hines.  The  fourth  daughter,  Mrs.  Irene  Shipley,  lives  in  Van 
Buren. 

“Dr.  Dibrell’s  death  removes  from  the  medical  fraternity 
of  this  state  one  of  its  oldest  and  most  distinguished  members, 
and  one  whose  loss  will  be  lamented  by  thousands  who  knew  the 
aged  physician  during  the  years  of  his  long  residence  in  Van 
Buren  and  the  country  tributary.” 

6  1  Angela  Medora  Dibrell,  oldest  daughter  of  Dr.  James  A. 
Dibrell  and  Eliza  Pryor,  born  December  9,  1841;  married 
Dr.  Elias  Rector  Duval  of  Forth  Smith,  May  8,  I860,  and 
had  the  following  children:  Annie  Medora,  born  February 
20,  1861;  Eliza  Rector,  born  August  8,  1863;  Benjamin 
Taylor,  born  February  7,  1872;  Dibrell  Legrand,  born 
October  10,  1874;  Angela  Medora,  born  August  29,  1880. 

6  2 Dr.  James  Anthony  Dibrell,  son  of  Dr.  James  A.  Dibrell, 
of  Van  Buren,  Arkansas,  grandson  of  Edwin  Dibrell  and 
Martha  Shrewsbury,  and  great-grandson  of  Anthony  Di¬ 
brell  and  Wilmuth  Watson,  was  born  August  20,  1846.  He 
has  been  for  a  number  of  years,  and  is  now,  president  of 
the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Arkansas, 
located  at  Little  Rock.  He  married  Miss  Riordan,  of  Little 
Rock,  the  marriage  having  taken  place  in  Philadelphia 
October  3,  1876.  Miss  Riordan  was  a  daughter  of  Lam¬ 
bert  J.  and  Priscilla  A.  Riordan,  of  Little  Rock,  Arkansas. 
Mrs.  Dibrell  died  March  4,  1899-  Issue:  John  Raleigh 
Dibrell,  born  September  24,  1877,  and  christened  by  Rev. 
Thomas  B.  Welch,  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  He  is  now 
a  physician  at  Little  Rock,  Arkansas. 

6  3Anne  Eliza  Dibrell,  daughter  of  Dr.  James  A.  Dibrell,  born 
January  1,  1852,  married  George  Thomas  Sparks,  a  banker 
of  Fort  Smith,  Arkansas,  March  11,  1879-  Issue:  Mitch¬ 
ell  Bennett  Sparks,  born  Fort  Smith,  Arkansas,  February 
16,  1881;  James  Dibrell  Sparks,  born  Fort  Smith,  June 
1,  1883;  George  Thomas  Sparks,  born  Fort  Smith,  Decem- 

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ber  27,  1886;  Medora  Duval  Sparks,  born  Fort  Smith, 
September  20,  1889- 

6  4Sarah  Susan  Dibrell,  daughter  of  Dr.  James  A.  Dibrell, 
was  born  November  10,  1856.  Married  George  Franklin 
Hines,  a  physician  of  Fort  Smith,  Arkansas,  October  4, 
1883.  Issue:  Dibrell  Pryor  Hines,  born  Fort  Smith,  No¬ 
vember  17,  1884;  Mary  Russell  Hines,  born  Fort  Smith, 
November  4,  1886;  Irene  Gregory  Hines,  born  Fort  Smith, 
September  26,  1890. 

6  5Edwin  Richard  Dibrell,  son  of  Dr.  James  A.  Dibrell,  was 
born  at  Van  Buren,  Arkansas,  October  21,  1858.  Married 
Estelle  Tucker,  daughter  of  Sterling  H.  Tucker,  of  Chi¬ 
cago,  Illinois.  No  issue.  He  is  a  physician  at  Little  Rock, 
Arkansas. 

6  cIrene  Griffith  Dibrell,  youngest  daughter  of  Dr.  James  A. 
Dibrell,  born  July  4,  I860.  Married  Albert  B.  Shibley, 
son  of  Henry  Shibley,  and  resides  at  Van  Buren,  Arkan¬ 
sas.  Issue:  James  Albert  Shibley,  born  Van  Buren,  Ar¬ 
kansas,  July  24,  1882;  Emily  Pryor  Shibley,  born  March 
5,  1885;  Sue  Edna  Shibley,  born  November  16,  1887;  Mi¬ 
nerva  Boyd  Shibley,  born  June  26,  1890;  “Missie”  Sparks 
Shibley,  born  February  17,  1893. 

6  7 Matthew  Shrewsbury  Dibrell,  youngest  son  of  Dr.  James  A. 
Dibrell,  born  December  3,  1862.  Married  Eula  Jane  Pierce. 
Issue:  Attilla  Pryor  Dibrell,  born  Van  Buren,  January 
5,  1898.  Matthew  Shrewsbury  Dibrell  is  a  physician  at 
Van  Buren,  Arkansas. 

5  RICHARD  HENRY  LEE  DIBRELL. 

Second  son  of  Edwin  and  Martha  Shrewsbury  Dibrell,  born 
April  30,  1820,  married  his  cousin,  Mary  Jane  Jones,  daughter 
of  William  D.  Jones,  a  merchant  of  “New  Store,”  Buckingham 
county,  Virginia. 

Mr.  Dibrell  went  into  business  in  Richmond,  Virginia,  early 
in  life,  and  under  the  firm  name  of  Dibrell  &  Jones,  they  were 

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extensive  and  successful  commission  merchants  for  a  number 
of  years.  They  made  tobacco  a  specialty,  and  commanded  the 
trade  of  all  lower  Virginia.  Mr.  Richard  Dibrell  had  four 
sons  and  three  daughters.  A  son  and  daughter,  James  and 
Mary  Lee,  met  death  in  a  tragic  manner.  James,  when  a  boy 
of  about  fifteen,  was  drowned  while  bathing  in  the  Falls  of 
James  River,  and  Mary  Lee,  who  had  but  recently  married  a 
gentleman  by  the  name  of  Apperson,  came  to  her  death  from 
burning,  her  clothing  having  caught  fire  from  an  open  grate. 
His  oldest  son,  William,  was  educated  in  Germany,  and  after¬ 
wards  settled  down  in  Richmond  in  the  tobacco  business  with 
his  father. 

6  Alphonso  Dibrell,  second  son  of  Richard  Henry  Lee 
Dibrell,  and  Richard  Lewis  Dibrell,  a  younger  brother,  engaged 
in  the  tobacco  business  in  Danville,  Virginia,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Dibrell  Brothers.  Alphonso  died  unmarried,  but  the 
business  was  continued  by  Lewis  Dibrell  under  the  same  firm 
name. 

6  Lewis  Dibrell  is  still  in  the  tobacco  business  in  Danville 
and  has  been  successful  in  business,  he  married  and  has  an  in¬ 
teresting  family. 

Having  met  Mr.  Dibrell,  and  having  corresponded  with 
him  from  time  to  time  for  several  years,  and  having  known  his 
father  and  mother,  brothers  and  sisters,  for  a  number  of  years 
I  have  felt  a  peculiar  interest  in  all  of  them,  and  take  great 
pleasure  in  making  this  brief  reference  to  Richard  Lewis  Di¬ 
brell,  and  only  regret  that  I  have  not  sufficient  data  to  give  the 
lineage  of  his  wife  and  to  refer  intelligently  to  his  children. 
This  reference  to  them,  however,  will  suffice  to  direct  the  atten¬ 
tion  of  the  searcher  after  genealogical  history  and  enable  them 
the  better  to  reach  a  more  extended  data. 

Mr.  Dibrell  had  three  daughters,  the  older  Mary  Lee,  hav¬ 
ing  come  to  a  tragic  end — having  been  burned  to  death.  The 
other  two  daughters,  Bettie  Von  Gronin  and  Kate  Mieure,  were 
bright  and  beautiful  girls,  and  attractive  and  accomplished 
young  ladies.  The  names  that  I  have  mentioned  in  regard  to 

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those  young  ladies,  however,  are  names  that  are  attached  to  them 
as  children,  and  I  do  not  know  that  they  retained  them  after 
they  were  grown  up.  I  think  it  doubtful  that  Bettie  retained 
the  name  of  Von  Gronin,  or  that  Kate  retained  the  name  of 
Mieure,  as  when  I  saw  them  later  in  life  they  seemed  to  have 
no  recollection  of  either.  They  both  made  advantageous  mar¬ 
riages,  and  one  of  them  resides  in  Henderson,  North  Carolina, 
and  the  other,  near  Burkville,  Virginia. 

4  ELIZABETH  NICHOLAS  DIBRELL. 

4  Elizabeth  Dibrell  was  the  oldest  daughter  of  Anthony 
Dibrell  and  Wilmuth  Watson.  She  was  born  in  Buckingham 
county,  Virginia,  March  16,  1798,  and  died  at  New  Madrid, 
Missouri,  October  16,  1861.  She  married  Archibald  Hatcher  in 
May,  1818,  in  Buckingham  county,  Virginia.  Archibald 
Hatcher  was  born  in  Bedford  county,  Virginia,  March  15,  1789, 
and  died  in  Lafayette,  Indiana,  March  1,  1845.  He  removed 
from  Lynchburg,  Virginia,  to  Lafayette,  Indiana,  in  1837,  and 
became  the  first  mayor  of  the  city  of  Lafayette  in  1838.  Archi¬ 
bald  Hatcher  and  Elizabeth  Dibrell  had  nine  children: 

5  1  Robert  A.  Hatcher  the  eldest,  born  in  Lynchburg. 

5  2James  Watson  Dibrell  Hatcher,  born  in  Lynchburg,  July  25, 
1820,  and  died  in  Lafayette,  Indiana,  August  28,  1839- 
5  ;,Charles  E.  Hatcher  born  in  Lynchburg,  August  6,  1823,  died 
in  Lafayette,  Indiana,  September  7,  1839- 
5  4William  Henry  Hatcher  born  in  Lynchburg,  December  28, 
1829,  died  in  Lafayette,  Indiana,  February  25,  1869- 
5  5 Richard  Hatcher  born  in  Lynchburg,  died  in  Missouri. 

5  GFanny  Hatcher  married  Alphonse  Laforge,  and  was  living  at 
last  accounts  at  New  Madrid,  Missouri. 

5  7 Maria  Hatcher  married  Edward  Barroll,  married  a  second 
time  a  Mr.  Adams,  and  died  in  Missouri,  1869. 

5  8Elizabeth  Hatcher  married  Morris  Simons,  and  at  last  ac¬ 
counts  they  were  living  in  Goliad,  Texas. 

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5  9 Mary  Hatcher  never  married,  and  at  last  accounts  was  living 
in  New  Madrid,  Missouri. 

5  10William  Henry  Hatcher  was  married  to  Sarah  Eliazbeth 
Early,  born  at  Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  September  18,  1837, 
the  marriage  having  taken  place  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  in 
St.  Paul’s  church,  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Cicero  Stevens  Hawks, 
Bishop  of  Missouri,  February  16,  I860.  She  died  at  Paris, 
France,  February  3,  1883,  leaving  issue: 

6  1  Louisa  Hatcher,  born  in  Lafayette,  Indiana,  February 
26,  1861,  married  December  27,  1884,  at  Lafayette,  In¬ 
diana,  Senho  Jose  Coelho  Gomes,  secretary  of  the  im¬ 
perial  Brazillian  legation  to  the  United  States  (who 
died  in  Rome,  Italy  while  secretary  of  the  Brazillian 
legation  to  the  Vatican,  in  1893). 

6  2Robert  Stockwell  Hatcher,  born  in  Lafayette,  Indiana, 
February  15,  1865;  married  in  Lafayette,  Indiana, 
April  22,  1889  (by  the  Rt.  Rev.  David  Buel  Knicker¬ 
bocker,  P.  E.  Bishop  of  Indiana),  Georgia  Hatcher 
Stockton. 

Robert  Stockwell  Hatcher  is  a  son  of  William  H.  Hatcher, 
of  Lafayette,  Indiana,  hence  a  grandson  of  Archibald  and  Eliz¬ 
abeth  Dibrell  Hatcher,  and  a  nephew  of  Robt.  A.  Hatcher,  above 
referred  to.  He  was  born  February  15,  1865,  at  Lafayette,  Tip¬ 
pecanoe  county,  Indiana;  attended  public  school  at  LaFayette, 
Philadelphia  and  Boston;  accompanied  his  family  to  Europe  in 
1877;  remained  five  years  and  a  half  pursuing  his  studies  in 
France,  Italy  and  Germany,  and  acquiring  the  languages  of  those 
countries;  student  in  1878  at  the  Parisian  Lycee  de  l’Ecluse; 
studied  and  traveled  in  Italy  during  1879  and  1880;  inlater  years 
lived  in  Munich,  and  was  in  1881  pupil  at  private  school  for 
boys  in  Dresden,  Germany.  In  1882  received  instruction  from 
private  tutors  in  Berlin ;  traveled  in  Germany,  Austria  and  Switz¬ 
erland,  and  returned  to  Paris,  remaining  there  until  February, 
1883,  when,  owing  to  the  sudden  death  of  his  mother  in  that  city, 
he  sailed  for  America.  At  Washington,  District  of  Columbia, 

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studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  Rudolph  Claughten,  and  took 
a  course  in  law  at  Columbian  University.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
in  Indiana  in  1895.  Married  April  22,  1889,  at  LaFayette,  Indi¬ 
ana,  to  Miss  Georgia  Hatcher  Stockton,  and  in  the  same  year  re¬ 
visited  Paris,  accompanied  by  his  wife.  After  further  travels  in 
France,  Belgium,  Germany,  Holland,  England,  Ireland,  Scot¬ 
land  and  Wales,  returned  to  the  United  States  in  September, 
1890.  In  the  following  year  was  a  member  of  the  staff  of  the 
Chicago  Tribune.  In  1892,  visited  California.  In  1893  was  elect¬ 
ed  president  of  the  Tippecanoe  Republican  Club,  of  LaFayette, 
Ind.  Appointed  in  1895  by  the  Secretary  of  State  of  Indiana  as 
a  member  of  the  State  Commission  to  confer  with  the  naval  au¬ 
thorities  concerning  the  heraldic  furnishing  and  decorating  of 
the  then  newly  commissioned  United  States  battleship  “Indiana.” 
Elected  in  the  same  year  reading  clerk  of  the  Indiana  State  sen¬ 
ate,  serving  throughout  the  fifty-ninth  General  Assembly.  By 
senate  concurrent  resolution  number  twenty,  was  appointed  to  in¬ 
vestigate  the  origin  and  history  of  the  seal  of  the  State  of  Indi¬ 
ana,  and  directed  to  report  to  the  Legislature  as  to  the  advisa¬ 
bility  of  altering  the  same.  (See  Report  of  R.  S.  Hatcher, 
Com’r,  spread  of  record  in  senate  and  ordered  printed  March  18, 
1895).  As  special  correspondent  of  the  Indianapolis  News  in 
Central  America,  toured  with  his  wife  through  British  Honduras, 
Spanish  Honduras  and  Guatemala.  In  December,  1895,  was  re¬ 
commended  by  the  entire  Indiana  Republican  delegation  of  the 
United  States  House  of  Representatives,  for  reading  clerk  of  the 
House;  received  the  appointment,  serving  throughout  the  54th 
Congress.  (See  Cong.  Diet.  1897.)  Upon  the  temporary  or¬ 
ganization  of  the  Republican  National  Presidential  Convention 
held  in  St.  Louis  in  1896,  was  recommended  by  the  Republican 
National  Committee  for  temporary  reading  clerk,  and  approved 
by  the  latter.  Was  unanimously  elected  permanent  reading  clerk 
of  that  body  upon  the  permanent  organization  of  the  convention. 
(See  official  proceedings  of  the  11th  Republican  Convention,  St. 
Louis,  1896.)  Commissioned  by  Postmaster-General  James  A. 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


Gary,  May  1,  1897,  secretary  of  the  United  States  delegation  to 
the  Fifth  Universal  Postal  Congress  held  in  Washington,  Dis¬ 
trict  of  Columbia,  in  the  summer  of  1897,  and  at  the  opening 
session  was,  upon  motion  of  M.  Edouard  Hohn,  director-general 
of  the  International  Bureau  of  the  Universal  Postal  Union  of 
Berne,  Switzerland,  unanimously  chosen  secretary  of  the  entire 
Congress,  the  proceedings  of  which  were  conducted  exclusively 
in  French.  Was  officially  thanked  on  the  closing  day  for  his 
efficient  services,  and  presented  by  the  Dean  of  the  Congress,  on 
behalf  of  the  international  delegates  present,  with  a  beautiful 
silver  platter  as  a  token  of  esteem.  Was  created  by  the  Presi¬ 
dent  of  Venezuela,  November  30,  1897,  in  recognition  of  services 
rendered  to  the  Venezuelan  delegates  to  the  Postal  Congress, 
Knight  Commander  of  the  Order  of  Bolivar,  the  Liberator,  and 
decorated  with  the  cross  and  placque  of  that  order.  Appointed 
by  the  Postmaster-General  and  the  Director  of  the  Mint  jointly 
to  design  the  medal  in  silver  presented  by  the  United  States 
government  to  the  members  of  the  Universal  Postal  Congress, 
and  at  the  request  of  the  Treasury  Department  personally  su¬ 
pervised  its  preparation,  in  conjunction  with  Chief  Designer  and 
Engraver  Charles  E.  Barber,  of  the  Philadelphia  mint.  Is  a  stu¬ 
dent  of  heraldry,  numismatics  and  genealogy.  Compiled  the  his¬ 
tory  of  the  family  of  Early  in  America.  His  investigations  con¬ 
cerning  the  seals  or  coats  of  arms  of  the  American  States  re¬ 
sulted  in  the  United  States  government  re-engraving  the  coats  of 
arms  upon  the  notes  issued  by  national  banks  located  in  fourteen 
different  states,  Alabama,  Arkansas,  California,  Delaware,  Iowa, 
Maryland,  North  Carolina,  New  York,  Ohio,  Utah,  Vermont, 
Wisconsin,  Wyoming  and  the  District  of  Columbia,  which  bank 
notes  had  borne  for  more  than  thirty  years  obsolete  or  inaccurate 
devices.  (See  correspondence  of  the  Comptroller  of  the  Cur¬ 
rency  and  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Engraving  and  Printing, 
Washington,  District  of  Columbia,  1892-1896.)  Organized  the 
Tippecanoe  Historical  Society,  of  LaFayette.  Formed  the  valu¬ 
able  archaeological  exhibit  known  as  the  “Hatcher  Collection,” 
in  Purdue  University,  LaFayette,  Indiana,  unearthed  in  the  vi- 

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cinity  of  the  Wabash  river,  upon  the  former  site  of  Fort  Ouia- 
tenon,  of  the  period  of  the  French  occupation.  Assisted  Hon. 
Wm.  H.  English,  democratic  candidate  for  the  vice-presidency 
of  the  United  States  in  1881,  in  preparing  his  history  of  the 
Northwest  Territory.  Was  several  times  elected  honorary  vice- 
president  for  Indiana  of  the  general  society  of  the  Sons  of  the 
American  Revolution.  Was  elected  delegate  from  Indiana  to  the 
Seventh  Continental  Congress  of  this  society,  held  in  Richmond, 
Virginia,  in  1896.  Was  appointed  by  the  same  society  held  in 
Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  in  1901,  a  member  of  the  National 
Press  Committee.  In  1899  made  a  trip  with  his  wife  to  Porto 
Rico  and  Venzuela,  visiting  Caracas  on  a  mission  for  the  Unit¬ 
ed  States  Superintendent  of  Foreign  Mails  and  in  the  interest  of 
a  firm  of  New  York  publishers.  In  same  year  was  appointed  by 
the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  at  the  request  of  Hon.  Binger  Her¬ 
mann,  commissioner  of  the  general  land  office,  an  assistant  chief 
of  division  in  the  general  land  office  in  Washington.  In  1900  was 
appointed  by  the  acting  Secretary  of  War,  Hon.  George  P.  Mei- 
klejohn,  translator  of  languages  for  the  War  Department,  at 
first  in  the  Bureau  of  Insular  Affairs,  and  later  in  the  office  of  the 
chief  signal  officer  of  the  army.  Was  appointed,  through  the 
United  States  commission,  to  the  Paris  Exposition  of  1900,  one 
of  the  eight  delegates  to  represent  the  government  of  the  United 
States  at  the  International  Congress  for  the  amelioration  of  the 
condition  of  the  blind,  held  in  Paris  in  1900.  Was  the  first  sec¬ 
retary  for  Indiana  appointed  by  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars. 
Was  a  member  of  the  society  of  the  War  of  1812  and  of  the  Hu¬ 
guenot  Society  of  America.  Was  elected  a  member  of  the  New 
York  Genealogical  and  Biographical  Society,  and  honorary  vice- 
president  of  the  Historical  Society  of  Alabama.  In  1893  was 
made  a  thirty  second  degree  Mason  (Indiana  Consistory  Scot¬ 
tish  Rite).  In  1890  was  a  made  Knight  Templar  in  Coeur  dc 
Leon  Commandery,  New  York  City.  In  1902  engaged  in  jour¬ 
nalism.  Mr.  Hatcher  now  resides  in  Washington,  District  of 
Columbia,  1119  K  Street. 


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5  MARIA  HATCHER  BARROLL. 

5  Maria  Hatcher  Barroll,  daughter  of  Archibald  and  Eliz¬ 
abeth  Dibrell  Hatcher  is  thus  sketched  by  United  States  Senator 
David  Turpie,  of  Indiana,  in  a  letter  to  Mr.  Stockwell  Hatcher, 
under  date  of  September  29,  1902: 

“Dear  Sir:  I  enclose  a  slight  sketch  of  recollection  of  your 
aunt,  Mrs.  Barroll.  She  was  one  of  the  finest  characters  I  ever 
knew.  Miss  Maria  Hatcher  was  a  young  lady  of  handsome  ap¬ 
pearance,  of  elegant  manners,  and  of  many  graceful  and  useful 
accomplishments.  She  was  a  good  musician,  sang  and  played 
with  much  taste  and  feeling.  Her  voice  was  a  contralto  of  singu¬ 
lar  sweetness  and  purity  and  of  considerable  strength  and  vol¬ 
ume.  In  fair  weather  a  great  deal  of  her  time  was  devoted  to  the 
garden  and  to  the  care  and  culture  of  plants  and  flowers.  She 
was  very  fond  of  the  rose — and,  what  was  regarded  as  a  little 
curious  she  gloried  in  having  the  largest  sunflower  and  the  most 
gaily  tinted  hollyhocks  in  the  neighborhood.  Her  conversational 
powers  were  of  the  first  order,  very  swift  and  brilliant  in  repar¬ 
tee,  as  a  raconteur,  quite  remarkable.  She  was  a  constant  reader, 
and  that  of  books  of  the  gravest  characters — history,  theology, 
mental  and  moral  philosophy — though  she  also  kept  pace  with 
the  lighter  literature  of  that  time  and  was  familiar  with  the  con¬ 
tents  of  ‘The  Lady’s  Companion,’  and  what  she  called  the  ‘cook¬ 
ery  bookery.’  Her  gifts  of  wit,  humor  and  fanciful  invention  were 
often  used  in  the  way  of  pasttime  and  amusement.  Walter  Scott’s 
novels  were  then  in  the  full  flush  of  fashion  and  favor.  She  used 
to  playfully  select  from  their  pages  sobriquets,  which  she  applied 
to  the  young  gentlemen  of  her  acquaintance.  One  was  Captain 
Waverly,  another  was  Prince  Charles,  a  third  was  Dominie 
Sampson,  and  yet  another  was  County  Guy. 

“Once  at  an  evening  party  she  was  requested  to  sing.  She 
responded  with  the  well  known  and  then  popular  ballad  in  which 
the  following  words  occur: 

“The  village  maid  steals  through  the  shade 
To  greet  her  lover  nigh, 

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The  lark  his  lay,  who  trilled  all  day. 

Sits  hushed,  his  partner  nigh 
Bee,  bird  and  bower  confess  the  hour 
But  where  is  County  Guy?” 

“The  young  gentleman  just  named  and  known  in  her  circle 
was  present,  and  a  listener.  He  was  not  an  adept  in  literature, 
but  was  a  man  of  easy  fortune  who  lived  in  the  county  not  far 
from  town,  much  given  to  bee  culture,  and  skilled  in  ornithology. 
When  he  heard,  therefore,  in  thrilling  musical  tones,  the  mention 
of  the  bee  and  the  bird,  he  somehow  conceived  the  idea  that  Miss 
Hatcher  had  improvised  these  lines,  by  way  of  chafing  him  upon 
the  subject  of  his  favorite  pursuits.  He  was  somewhat  offended 
until  one  of  her  friends  led  him  up  to  the  piano,  and  showed  him 
in  Scott’s  ballad  the  printed  lines  just  as  they  were  sung. 

“Miss  Hatcher  was  a  general  social  favorite,  frequently 
toasted  as  the  belle  of  Lafayette.  Yet  with  all  her  gaiety  and 
cheerfulness  she  was  a  woman  of  deep  religious  feelings  and  con¬ 
victions — a  regular  attendant  upon  the  services  of  St.  John’s 
church,  and  a  member  of  the  Choir  as  punctual  in  the  perform¬ 
ance  of  her  duties  as  the  rector.  We  were  glad  to  see  her  in  her 
place  knowing  that  the  music  under  her  charge  could  not  be  a 
failure.  During  the  church  festivals,  Christmas  and  Easter,  she 
was  always  very  much  in  request,  and  she  took  also  a  large  and 
generous  part  in  work  of  private  benevolence  and  charity.  Of¬ 
ten  she  left  her  father’s  house,  and  going  to  some  neighbor’s 
dwelling  of  her  acquaintance,  she  watched  for  many  hours  over  a 
sick  child  in  the  cradle  while  its  weary  mother  rested  and  slept.” 

6  HARRY  H.  BARROLL. 

Commander  Barroll  of  the  United  States  Navy,  whose  name 
heads  this  paragraph,  is  a  son  of  Mrs.  Maria  Hatcher  Barroll 
and,  hence,  grandson  of  Archibald  and  Elizabeth  Dibrell  Hatch¬ 
er,  great-grandson  of  Anthony  Dibrell  and  Wilmuth  Watson,  and 
great-great-grandson  of  Anthony  Dibrell  and  Elizabeth  Lee.  He 
is  a  graduate  of  the  Naval  Academy  at  Annapolis,  and  has  done 

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regular  service  in  the  United  States  Navy  having  been  promoted 
from  time  to  time  until  he  was  retired  as  commander. 

I  regret  that  I  have  not  been  able  to  learn  more  of  the  life 
and  services  of  Commander  Barroll.  As  before  stated  I  am  in¬ 
formed  that  he  had  been  retired  for  several  years.  I  am  not  in¬ 
formed  however,  as  to  the  grounds  upon  which  his  retirement  was 
based.  It  is  hardly  possible  that  he  was  retired  on  account  of 
age,  as  a  comparison  of  dates  would  not  bear  out  that  conclusion, 
and,  hence,  the  conclusion  is  almost  inevitable  that  his  retirement 
resulted  from  meritorious  services. 

5  ROBERT  ANTHONY  HATCHER. 

Robert  A.  Hatcher  was  the  oldest  child  of  Archibald  and 
Elizabeth  Dibrell  Hatcher,  and  should  have  been  taken  up  in 
regular  order  in  the  list  of  their  children.  He  was  born  in  Lynch¬ 
burg,  Virginia,  and  early  in  life  removed  with  his  parents  to 
Lafayette,  Indiana,  and  subsequently,  after  his  father’s  death, 
made  his  home  in  New  Madrid,  Missouri,  at  which  place  he  prac¬ 
ticed  law  successfully  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  in  1861. 

Robert  A.  Hatcher  was  distinguished  for  his  strict  integrity, 
adherence  to  duty,  and  devotion  to  principle.  He  was  emphat¬ 
ically  a  gentleman  of  the  proverbial  “Old  Virginia”  type.  He 
never  swerved  from  the  traditions  of  his  fathers.  Of  the  scores 
of  testimonials  which  have  come  from  various  sources  we  have 
only  space  for  the  following,  written  by  General  Alexander  P. 
Stewart,  on  whose  staff  he  served  during  the  war  between  the 
States.  We  select  this  from  among  other  testimonials  because 
of  the  high  character  of  its  source,  and  the  intimacy  that  existed 
between  General  Stewart  and  Major  Hatcher.  The  testimonial 
is  in  the  form  of  a  letter  written  by  General  Stewart  to  Mr. 
Robert  Stockwell  Hatcher,  a  nephew  of  Maj.  Robert  A.  Hatcher: 

“Dear  Sir:  Yours  of  the  second  instant  forwarded  from 
Chattanooga,  Tennessee,  has  been  received,  and  it  gives  me  pleas¬ 
ure  to  have  an  opportunity  to  bear  testimony  to  the  excellent 
qualities  of  vour  uncle  Robert  A.  Hatcher  of  New  Madrid,  Mis- 

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souri.  He  was  a  man  of  fine  abilities  and  good  common  sense, 
faithful  to  every  trust  and  duty,  thoroughly  reliable  and  of  the 
highest  order  of  honesty  and  integrity.  He  was  an  admirable  sol¬ 
dier,  brave  as  a  lion,  and  apparently  utterly  devoid  of  fear  both 
as  a  man  and  a  soldier;  and  I  may  add,  as  a  Christian  he  com¬ 
manded  the  highest  respect  and  the  utmost  confidence  of  all  who 
knew  him.  In  every  way  you  could  take  him  he  was  a  man  of 
unexceptional  character.” 

The  following  is  a  notice  of  Major  Robert  A.  Hatcher  from 
the  Congressional  Director}',  Forty-Third  Congress,  First  Ses¬ 
sion,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1876: 

“Robert  A.  Hatcher  of  New  Madrid,  Missouri,  was  born  in 
Lynchburg,  Virginia,  February  24,  1819;-  was  educated  at  pri¬ 
vate  schools  in  Lynchburg;  studied  law  and  was  licensed  to  prac¬ 
tice  in  Kentucky;  removed  to  New  Madrid,  Missouri,  in  1847, 
and  has  there  followed  the  practice  of  his  profession  ever  since; 
was  for  six  years  circuit  attorney  of  the  Tenth  judicial  circuit 
of  Missouri;  was  a  member  of  the  State  Legislature  in  1850- 
1851 ;  member  of  the  State  Convention  in  1862,  and  a  member  of 
the  Confederate  Congress  in  1864-65;  was  elected  to  the  Forty- 
Third  Congress  as  a  democrat  receiving  13340  votes  against 
4,594  cast  for  his  opponent.  And  was  re-elected  to  the  Forty- 
Fourth  Congress  as  a  Democrat,  receiving  19,087  votes  without 
opposition.” 

In  the  above  notice  from  the  Congressional  Record  Major 
Hatcher’s  Confederate  service  is  not  referred  to  except  that  he 
was  elected  to  the  Confederate  Congress  of  1864-65,  when  as  a 
matter  of  fact,  he  left  New  Madrid  in  the  service  of  the  Con¬ 
federate  government  in  1 86 1 .  and  remained  in  the  field  until  he 
was  elected  to  Congress  in  1864.  Indeed  he  was  elected  to  Con¬ 
gress  from  the  field  and  by  the  votes  of  the  Missouri  soldiers  who 
were  in  the  field. 

It  was  in  November  1864  that  Major  Hatcher  stopped  for 
a  day’s  rest  at  my  house  in  Virginia  on  his  way  from  the  army 
in  Tennessee,  to  Richmond  after  he  had  been  elected  to  Congress, 
only  a  few  months  previous  to  the  collapse  of  the  Confederacy, 

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and  this  was  the  first  respite  that  he  had  taken  from  field  duty 
since  hostilities  commenced. 

Extracts  from  columns  of  newspaper  published  in  Charles¬ 
ton,  Missouri,  contributed  by  J.  J.  Russell,  law  partner  of  Mr. 
Hatcher : 

“Robert  A.  Hatcher  was  born  in  Buckingham  county,  Vir¬ 
ginia,  February  24,  1819-  He  removed  to  Hickman,  Kentucky, 
in  1841.  He  was  married  May  11,  1842,  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Marr, 
the  mother  of  his  now  bereaved  children.  His  wife  died  on  the  sec¬ 
ond  day  of  July,  1872,  and  on  the  20th  of  January,  1875,  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Eudora  Forbes,  who  is  now  a  grief-stricken 
widow.  Major  Hatcher  died  at  Charleston,  Missouri,  December, 
1886. 

“Mr.  Hatcher  began  the  study  of  law  under  Judge  E.  I. 
Bullock  in  1844,  and  soon  afterwards  entered  into  the  active 
practice  of  his  chosen  profession.  In  1848  he  removed  with  his 
family  to  New  Madrid,  where  he  made  his  home  until  the  year 
1876,  when  he  removed  to  Charleston,  Missouri,  where  he  re¬ 
sided  until  his  death. 

“During  the  late  war  Mr.  Hatcher  sympathized  with  the 
South  and  took  up  arms  in  the  cause  to  which  he  believed  duty 
called  him.  When  once  enlisted  he  showed  the  same  qualities 
that  have  ever  characterized  him  in  private  life,  honesty  of  pur¬ 
pose,  courage  to  do  his  duty,  and  fidelity  to  every  trust.  He  was, 
during  the  greater  part  of  the  war,  a  major  under  General  A.  P. 
Stewart,  and  was  with  him  in  some  bitter  and  liardfought  battles. 
General  Stewart,  in  his  official  report  of  the  battle  of  Chicka- 
mauga,  now  published  in  book  form,  wrote  in  high  praise  of 
Major  Hatcher  as  a  good  and  valiant  soldier,  and  for  the  valued 
assistance  rendered  him  in  that  battle. 

“Major  Hatcher  has  also  held  many  high  offices  of  honor 
and  trust  in  private  life,  and  in  no  case  has  he  ever  violated  any 
of  them  but  has  honestly,  earnestly  and  faithfully  done  his  whole 
duty. 

“He  was  at  one  time  a  member  of  the  State  Legislature  from 
New  Madrid  county.  He  was  for  several  years  circuit  attornev 

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of  the  Tenth  judicial  circuit,  was  a  member  of  the  Confederate 
Congress  and  for  six  years  representative  in  the  United  States 
Congress  from  this  district.  He  was  for  several  years  one  of 
the  curators  of  the  State  University. 

“Major  Hatcher  may  properly  be  counted  among  the  pio¬ 
neers  at  the  bar  in  Southeast  Missouri.  He  practiced  in  this  cir¬ 
cuit  when  it  was  more  than  100  miles  to  travel  to  some  of  the 
courts,  and  on  horseback  the  best  means  afforded  for  traveling. 
It  was  in  the  days  of  Judge  Hough  and  when  such  men  as  Gen¬ 
eral  Watkins,  General  English  and  Greer  Davis  were  his  asso¬ 
ciates  at  the.  bar.  He  was  then  considered  the  peer  of  the  best, 
and  has  ever  since  held  a  high  place  in  his  profession.” 

Major  Robert  A.  Hatcher  was  twice  married  leaving  issue 
only  by  his  first  wife.  His  first  wife  was  a  Missouri  lady,  and 
his  second  wife  was  of  Glensfalls,  New  York.  By  the  first  mar¬ 
riage  there  were  several  children,  among  whom  was  Mr.  James 
Hatcher,  who  followed  his  father  during  the  stirring  scenes  of 
the  Civil  war,  was  with  him  in  camp  and  on  the  march,  and  when 
Major  Hatcher  was  elected  to  Congress  his  son  James  still  fol¬ 
lowed  the  fortunes  of  the  army,  following  Hood  in  his  ill-fated 
attempt  to  cut  off  the  supplies  of  the  Federal  army  then  enroute 
to  Savannah,  he  was  with  Hood  at  Franklin,  Tennessee,  where 
the  Confederate  army  was  severely  repulsed,  and  afterwards  at 
Nashville,  where  the  defeat  was  so  decisive  that  General  Hood 
was  compelled  to  retrace  his  steps,  as  best  he  could  into  Dixie 
land. 

A  daughter,  Miss  “Florrie”  Hatcher  by  the  first  marriage 
died  in  Washington,  District  of  Columbia,  a  few  years  ago. 

6  Mrs.  WTilkie  of  Longwood,  Florida,  is  a  daughter  of  Mrs. 
Maria  Hatcher  Barroll,  and  hence  a  granddaughter  of  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Dibrell  Hatcher.  Major  Hatcher  died  at  Charleston, 
Missouri,  and  was  buried  at  the  home  of  his  widow  in  Glen- 
falls,  New  York,  in  1886. 


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4  JUDITH  DIBRELL. 

Judith  Ann  Dibrell,  daughter  of  Anthony  Dibrell  and  Wil- 
muth  Watson,  born  June  26,  1807,  married  also  Archibald 
Hatcher,  who  was  a  nephew  of  the  gentleman  of  the  same  name 
that  married  her  sister  Elizabeth.  They  had  no  children.  After 
the  death  of  Mr.  Hatcher  she  married  a  second  time — Judge 
Simons  of  Texas.  There  were  no  children  by  this  marriage. 
Morris  Simons,  a  son  of  Judge  Simons  by  a  former  marriage, 
married  Elizabeth  Hatcher,  who  was  a  niece  of  his  stepmother 
and  daughter  of  Archibald  and  Elizabeth  Dibrell  Hatcher. 

4  JAMES  WATSON  DIBRELL. 

James  W.  Dibrell,  son  of  Anthony  Dibrell  and  Wilmuth 
Watson,  born  September  19,  1794,  married  first  Lettitia  Per¬ 
kins,  second  Sallie  Brown.  These  ladies  were  respectively  of 
Buckingham,  and  Amherst  county,  Virginia.  There  was  no  is¬ 
sue  left  by  either  marriage.  Mr.  Dibrell’s  first  wife  was  a  de¬ 
scendant  of  Leeanna  Lee  who  married  John  Fearn,  and  as  Mr. 
Dibrell  was  a  descendant  of  her  sister  Elizabeth,  he  and  his  wife 
were  consequently  related. 

The  obituary  of  Mrs.  Lettitia  Dibrell,  nee  Perkins,  was  pub¬ 
lished  in  the  Virginia  Press,  March  1,  1822,  which  stated  that 
she  departed  this  life  on  Monday  night,  February  25,  in  the 
twenty-third  year  of  her  age. 

Mr.  Dibrell  married  second  Sallie  Brown  of  Amherst  coun¬ 
ty,  Virginia;  a  lady  of  highest  social  standing  and  family  connec¬ 
tions.  His  second  wife  survived  him  several  years,  though  the 
condition  of  her  health  was  such  that  she  had  been  an  invalid  for 
some  time  previous  to  his  death. 

4  MARTHA  BROOKINGS  DIBRELL. 

Martha  Brookings  Dibrell,  daughter  of  Anthony  Dibrell  and 
Wilmuth  Watson,  born  December,  1799,  married  Dr.  Ezekiel 

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Gilbert  of  Amherst  county,  Virginia,  and  with  her  husband  set¬ 
tled  near  Peddlar  Mills  of  that  county  where  he  practiced  medi¬ 
cine  successfully  for  about  thirty  years.  They  left  two  sons 
and  three  daughters,  Dr.  Charles  Anthony  Gilbert,  Benjamin 
Rush  Gilbert,  Anna,  Mattie  and  Kate. 

Dr.  Gilbert  died  comparatively  young,  and  his  son.  Dr. 
Charles  Anthony  Gilbert  succeeded  him  in  the  practice. 

5  Dr.  Charles  Anthony  Gilbert,  born  about  1825,  married 
Miss  Bettie  Templin,  who  was  a  great-niece  of  Anthony  Wayne, 
better  known  as  “Mad  Anthony  of  the  Revolution.”  It  was  to 
this  Anthony  that  General  Washington  gave  the  order  to  “storm 
Stony  Point,”  and  when  asked  if  he  could  do  it,  replied  that  he 
would  “storm  hell”  if  General  Washington  gave  the  order. 

Dr.  Charles  Anthony  Gilbert  removed  to  Missouri  in  1870, 
■where  he  again  took  up  the  practice  of  medicine  with  much  suc¬ 
cess.  His  first  wife  died  shortly  after  leaving  Virginia,  and  he 
married  the  second  time;  the  issue  by  the  second  marriage  is  un¬ 
known.  By  the  first  marriage  of  Dr.  Gilbert  with  Miss  Templin 
there  were  three  sons  and  a  daughter,  Robert,  Charles,  William, 
and  Fannie. 

6  Robert  and  Charles  Gilbert  have  married  and  raised  fam¬ 
ilies  in  Missouri.  William  is  unmarried.  He  is  quite  a  success¬ 
ful  traveling  salesman  for  a  St.  Louis  drug  house.  He  has  visited 
Atlanta  on  business  occasionally,  and  been  a  guest  at  my  house. 
William  Gilbert  gives  very  positive  evidence  of  being  a  success¬ 
ful  business  man,  and  withal  a  courteous,  affable  gentleman,  who 
sustains  well  the  character  of  the  family  from  whom  he  is  de 
scended. 

5  Benjamin  Rush  Gilbert,  the  younger  son  of  Dr.  Ezekiel 
Gilbert,  born  1833,  and  educated  at  Emory  and  Henry  College, 
Va.,  was  a  worthy  scion  of  the  lineage  to  which  he  belonged.  It 
was  not  the  fortune  of  Mr.  Gilbert  to  be  financially  successful. 
He  was  too  cautious  and  conscientious  to  engage  in  reckless  spec¬ 
ulation,  too  hospitable  and  generous  to  hoard  his  means,  and  dis¬ 
pensing  as  he  did  his  charities  with  a  liberal  hand,  there  was  not 
much  left  to  make  up  a  bank  account;  nevertheless,  he  provided 

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comfortably  for  his  family  and  raised  his  children  in  a  way  to 
command  the  respect  of  those  around  them.  He  was  twice  mar¬ 
ried,  first  to  Miss  Nannie  Logwood  of  Bedford.  There  was  no 
issue  to  this  marriage;  second,  he  married  Virginia  Rucker  of 
Campbell  county,  Virginia.  By  this  marriage  there  were  three 
children,  two  sons  and  a  daughter;  Walter  Bryan,  Earnest,  and 
Elizabeth  Dibrell.  Walter  married  and  resides  in  Philadelphia; 
Earnest  is  also  married  and  resides  in  Manchester,  Virginia; 
“Lizzie  Dibrell”  married  a  druggist  in  Lynchburg,  Virginia,  and 
resides  in  that  city.  The  gentleman  she  married  was  named 
Hale. 

5  Anna  Gilbert  married  Mr.  George  Phillips  of  Amherst 
county,  Virginia.  They  had  three  daughters,  one  of  whom  died 
young,  the  other  two  at  last  accounts  were  not  married.  They 
were  all  very  bright  and  highly  educated.  Kate  Gilbert  married 
a  Mr.  Bailey,  and  had  one  son,  Mattie  Gilbert,  never  married. 

4  ANTHONY  DIBRELL. 

Anthony  Dibrell,  one  of  the  younger  sons  of  Anthony  Dib¬ 
rell  and  Wilmuth  Watson,  was  born  August  19,  1805.  He 
was  married  in  1832  to  Miss  Marietta  Howlett  of  Chesterfield 
county,  Virginia.  They  had  nine  children,  six  sons  and  three 
daughters:  Edwin,  born  June  1833,  and  died  1834;  Willie 

Anna,  born  June  1835,  married  to  Thomas  R.  Moore  of  Peters¬ 
burg,  Virginia,  in  January,  1855,  died  February,  1872,  leaving 
no  children;  Marietta,  born  June  1837,  married  E.  S.  McArthur 
November,  1856;  Thomas  Mieure,  born  June,  1839,  died  1858; 
.Anthony,  born  March,  1842,  married  to  Miss  Chambliss  in  1870, 
and  died  April,  1893;  Watson  S.,  born  June  1844,  married  twice, 
first,  to  Miss  Hoages  in  1870,  then  to  Miss  Saunders  both  of  Nor' 
folk;  Edward,  born  1847,  married  Miss  Steinbach  of  Petersburg, 
and  died  March,  1877,  leaving  no  children;  Julia,  born  July, 
1850,  died  October,  1874;  James  Anderson,  born  February,  1853, 
died  August,  1864. 

5  Marietta  McArthur,  daughter  of  Anthony  Dibrell  and 

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Marietta  Howlett,  resides  in  Leesburg,  Loudon  county,  Virginia. 
She  has  five  children;  Estelle,  born  1857,  died  1861;  Edwin  D., 
born  I860,  never  married;  Mary  E.,  born  1862,  married  Dr.  A. 
Penuelin  in  1887,  one  child,  a  daughter  born  1890;  Minnie  B., 
born  1865,  died  in  1899;  Marietta,  born  in  1871,  died  in  1875. 

4  Anthony  Dibrell  was  graduated  from  the  University  of 
North  Carolina,  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
Lynchburg,  Virginia,  but  having  embraced  religion  in  1828,  the 
entire  trend  of  his  life  was  changed.  He  then  studied  for  the 
ministry,  and  was  received  on  trial  in  the  Virginia  conference  in 
1830.  For  a  quarter  of  a  century  he  was  one  of  the  brightest 
stars  in  that  constellation  of  brilliant  intellects  where  such  men 
as  Bascomb,  Rosser,  David  S.  Dogget  and  William  A.  Smith  held 
spellbound  admiring  thousands  by  their  inapproachable  reason¬ 
ing  and  eloquence.  They  were  indeed  the  bright  particular  stars 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  South. 

Mr.  Dibrell  had  the  reputation  of  making  a  specialty  of  the 
“Thunders  of  Sinai,”  the  awful  consequences  of  a  broken  law 
and  an  oif ended  God;  but  this  did  not  result  from  his  lack  of 
appreciation  of  a  God  of  love  and  mercy.  His  line  of  thought 
and  teaching  was  that  God’s  love  and  mercy  were  shared  by  the 
obedient  children,  while  the  disobedient  were  banished  from  his 
presence  by  their  disobedience,  and  choosing  to  wander  into  a  far 
country  away  from  God,  they  were  permitted  to  feed  the  flocks 
of  strangers  and  to  live  on  the  husks  that  the  swine  would  not 
eat,  but  when  they  came  to  themselves  and  made  the  resolution 
“I  will  arise  and  go  to  my  father,”  the  Father  was  always  ready 
to  receive  them  with  open  arms. 

The  Rev.  Anthony  Dibrell  was  one  of  the  delegates  from  the 
Virginia  conference  to  the  Convention  of  1844  which  met  in 
Louisville,  Kentucky.  It  was  at  this  convention,  which  embraced 
all  of  the  annual  conferences  in  the  Southern  States,  that  the  di¬ 
vision  of  the  church  was  effected,  and  all  of  the  Southern  con¬ 
ferences  withdrew  from  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and 
formed  themselves  into  a  separate  organization,  which  has  been 
ever  since  known  as  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  South.  Mr. 

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Dibrell  was  a  member  of  every  succeeding  general  conference 
from  that  time  until  his  death.  At  the  general  conference  at 
Columbus,  Georgia,  1854,  he  declined  the  nomination  for  bishop, 
and  but  for  his  untimely  taking  off,  he  would  have  doubtless  been 
compelled  to  yield  his  objections  and  to  have  accepted  the  office. 

4  Leeanna  Dibrell,  born  October  2,  1801,  married  a  gentle¬ 
man  by  the  name  of  Staples,  in  Amherst  county,  Virginia.  They 
had  sons  and  daughters,  but  little  is  known,  however,  of  their  de¬ 
scendants.  One  of  their  sons,  George  Staples,  removed  to  Texas. 

4  Frances  Watson  Dibrell,  born  June  18,  1803,  married  a 
gentleman  by  the  name  of  Hendrix,  and  removed  to  Alabama. 
They  left  a  number  of  sons  and  daughters,  who  still  reside  in  that 
State  and  have  descendants. 

4  Catherine  Dibrell,  born  July  8,  1809,  married  Thomas 
Mieure,  of  Richmond,  Virginia,  but  left  no  children. 

4  Wilmuth  Watson  Dibrell,  born  May  20,  1811,  married  a 
gentleman  by  the  name  of  Gary.  They  removed  to  Alabama, 
and  subsequently  to  Texas.  They  left  a  number  of  sons  and 
daughters.  Their  oldest  son,  Thomas  Anthony  Gary,  and  one  of 
his  brothers,  were  successful  merchants  at  different  places  in 
Texas.  He  was  afterwards  prominent  in  politics  as  a  Democrat, 
and  was  appointed  by  Mr.  Cleveland  during  his  first  administra¬ 
tion  postmaster  of  Galveston.  He  was  succeeded  by  a  Republi¬ 
can  during  Mr.  Harrison’s  administration,  and  removed  to  Wash¬ 
ington,  District  of  Columbia,  where  he  has  remained  ever  since. 

Mr.  Gary,  with  his  family,  resided  in  Galveston  for  a  num¬ 
ber  of  years,  and  when  I  visited  that  place  in  1885,  I  had  the 
pleasure  of  spending  a  day  at  his  house.  He  has  an  interesting 
family,  which  then  consisted  of  his  wife  and  one  daughter.  A 
son,  who  was  at  the  military  academy  at  West  Point,  was  nec¬ 
essarily  absent.  A  very  singular  incident  in  connection  with  the 
appointment  of  Mr.  Gary’s  son  to  the  military  academy  is  that 
it  was  procured  through  the  then  representative  in  Congress  of 
the  Galveston  district,  Tom  Ochiltree,  a  Republican  of  recon¬ 
struction  proclivities,  with  whom  Mr.  Gary  had  been  for  years 
politically  antagonistic;  but  while  the  political  antagonism  be- 

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tween  the  two  was  strong,  their  personal  feelings  were  very  kind¬ 
ly.  I  do  not  know  whether  young  Gary  graduated  or  not.  I 
have  had  no  information  from  him  since  that  time.  The  daughter 
referred  to,  a  bright  and  beautiful  young  woman,  and  very  pro¬ 
ficient  in  music,  has  since  made  her  mark  in  Washington  society. 
In  correspondence  with  the  family  it  has  been  learned  that  Mr. 
Gary  is  permanently,  and  believed  to  be  prominently,  located  in 
Washington,  in  some  government  connection.  Through  Mr.  Rob¬ 
ert  Stockwell  Hatcher  it  is  learned  that  he  is  yet  in  Washington 
and  permanently  located. 


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THE  FEARN  FAMILY. 


This  is  among  the  older  Virginia  families,  and  also  has  an 
English  history  extending  very  far  back. 

Walker  Fearn,  who  was  minister  to  Greece  during  Mr. 
Cleveland’s  first  administration,  writes  me  that  he  found  at  Ath¬ 
ens  a  marble  slab  with  the  name  “William  Fearn,  Captain  H.  M. 
S.  Unity,  native  of  London,  who  died  at  Porto  Leone  1687.” 
Mr.  Fearn  adds  that  before  leaving  Athens,  in  1889,  he  had  the 
marble  carefully  fixed  in  the  English  church  at  that  place. 

From  the  church  registry  of  Gloucester  we  learn  that  John 
Fearn  was  married  to  Mary  Lee  in  that  county,  December  31, 
1687,  and  that  Thomas  Fearn,  son  of  John  Fearn  and  Mary  Lee, 
was  baptized  November,  1688. 

In  1644,  John  Fearn  was  married  to  Leeanna  Lee  in  Mid¬ 
dlesex  county,  Virginia,  December  31 ;  and  with  the  death  of 
William  Fearn  in  Athens  in  1687,  the  marriage  of  John  Fearn  to 
Mary  Lee  in  Gloucester  county,  Virginia,  the  same  year  the  bap¬ 
tism  of  their  son  Thomas  Fearn  in  1688  and  the  marriage  of 
John  Fearn  to  Leeanna  Lee,  in  Middlesex  county,  Virginia,  De¬ 
cember  31,  1744,  we  have  three  generations  of  the  Fearn  family, 
covering  about  one  hundred  years.  While  we  have  not  the  record 
proof  of  the  direct  line  of  descent  from  the  first  William  Fearn. 
the  facts  go  to  show  not  only  the  existence,  but  the  standing  and 
importance  of  the  Fearn  name  from  a  very  early  period  of  En¬ 
glish  history,  and  prove  the  descent  from  John  Fearn  and  Mary 
Lee  through  their  son  Thomas. 

It  will  be  seen  that  John  Fearn  married  Mary  Lee,  Novem¬ 
ber,  1687;  that  his  son,  Thomas  Fearn,  was  baptized  in  1688, 
and  that  John  Fearn  married  Leeanna  Lee  in  1744,  which  show 
them  conclusively  to  be  in  direct  succession.  So  we  take  John 
Fearn  and  Mary  Lee,  married  1687,  as  the  progenitors  of  the 
Fearn  family  in  Virginia. 


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Much  has  been  said  in  regard  to  the  descent  of  Leeanna 
Lee,  and  no  little  controversy  has  grown  out  of  it.  Dr.  Edmund  J. 
Lee,  author  of  “Lee  of  Virginia,”  could  not  be  induced  to  locate 
her  or  give  to  her  a  well-defined  descent,  but  contents  himself 
with  saying  that  “there  is  a  tradition  in  the  families  of  Dibrell 
and  Fearn  that  Leeanna  was  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  grand¬ 
daughter  of  Charles,  the  youngest  son  of  Colonel  Richard  Lee, 
the  emigrant,  but  unfortunately,  no  authentic  proof  of  this  tradi¬ 
tion  has  been  discovered.”  He  does  not  even  recognize  her  as  a 
member  of  the  Lee  family,  but  speaks  of  her  as  “an  unconfirmed 
traditional  sister  of  Elizabeth  Dibrell,”  who  is  proven  by  the  rec¬ 
ords  to  have  been  the  daughter  of  Thomas  Lee.  He  even  refuses 
to  admit  her  marriage  to  John  Fearn,  and  indeed  leaves  her  very 
existence  in  doubt,  when  as  a  matter  of  fact  the  records  of  Mid¬ 
dlesex  county,  Virginia,  prove  most  positively  that  she  was  mar¬ 
ried  to  John  Fearn,  December  31,  1744.  The  manuscript  of  Mr. 
Charles  Lee  Dibrell  shows  beyond  a  doubt  that  she  was  a  sister 
of  Elizabeth  Dibrell,  and  unbroken  tradition  through  four  suc¬ 
cessive  generations  confirms  the  same.  Dr.  Lee  is  undoubted  au¬ 
thority  when  he  makes  an  assertion,  but  he  has  the  faculty  of 
leaving  the  reader  in  doubt  by  declining  to  make  an  assertion, 
in  which  he  certainly  is  overcautious,  when  the  proofs  are  so  well 
founded. 

There  is  the  most  undoubted  proof,  as  has  been  seen,  that 
Leeanna  Lee  was  a  descendant  of  Colonel  Richard  Lee,  the  emi¬ 
grant,  through  his  youngest  son,  Charles ;  that  she  was  the  sis¬ 
ter  of  Elizabeth  Lee  Dibrell;  that  she  married  John  Fearn,  of 
Middlesex  county,  Virginia,  and  was  the  ancestor  of  the  Fearn 
family  of  America.  As  is  shown  under  the  head  of  the  Dibrell 
family,  and  also  that  of  Lee,  by  the  most  conclusive  record  evi¬ 
dence,  Elizabeth  Lee,  who  married  Anthony  Dibrell,  was  the 
daughter  of  Thomas  Lee,  and  we  now  turn  to  the  train  of  cir¬ 
cumstances  which  inseparably  connect  Leeanna  with  her  and 
prove  them  to  have  been  sisters. 

Mr.  Charles  Lee  Dibrell,  who  was  a  grandson  of  Elizabeth 
Lee,  in  his  manuscript,  says  that  they  came  to  Buckingham 

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county  together ;  that  his  grandparents  were  married  at  the  house 
of  Leeanna  Fearn,  and  that  they  were  sisters;  that  this  was  not 
a  mere  tradition  but  a  recognized  fact.  Mr.  George  R.  Fearn, 
of  Dallas,  Texas,  who  is  a  lineal  descendant  of  John  Fearn,  in 
a  letter  to  me  confirms  Mr.  Dibrell’s  statement,  and  Mrs.  Cole,  of 
Alabama,  in  a  letter  to  me  in  1892,  states  that  she  recollected 
distinctly  that  her  mother  always  spoke  of  Anthony  Dibrell  and 
Elizabeth,  his  wife,  as  uncle  and  aunt.  Mrs.  Cole  was  born  in 
1810,  while  her  mother’s  birth  was  as  early  as  1775,  and  was 
hence  nearly  thirty  years  old  before  either  Anthony  Dibrell  or 
Leeanna  Fearn  died. 

The  exact  date  of  the  removal  of  John  Fearn  from  Middle¬ 
sex  to  Buckingham  county  is  not  known,  but  it  was  between  1744 
and  1756,  as  on  the  first  named  date  he  was  married  in  Middle¬ 
sex,  and  on  the  latter  date  Anthony  Dibrell  and  Elizabeth  Lee 
were  married  at  his  house  in  Buckingham. 

4  Thomas  Fearn,  oldest  child  of  John  Fearn  and  Leeanna 
Lee,  was  born  October  24,  1745,  and  died  October  4,  1805.  Ac¬ 
cording  to  two  of  his  grandchildren,  Mrs.  Eliza  Cole,  of  Gunter’s 
Landing,  Alabama,  and  Mr.  George  Fearn,  of  Dallas,  Texas,  he 
married  three  times,  first  a  daughter  of  Chancellor  Creed  Taylor 
of  Virginia;  second,  a  widow  Allen,  nee  Miss  Coleman;  and 
third,  Mary  Burton,  daughter  of  Dr.  Robert  Burton,  May  5, 
1785.  She  was  born  in  1751  and  died  in  1845,  aged  94  years. 
By  the  first  marriage  he  had  one  daughter,  who  died  unmarried. 
By  the  second  marriage  he  had  two  daughters,  both  of  whom 
married  and  left  issue.  Thomas  Fearn  by  his  third  marriage  had 
seven  children,  five  sons  and  two  daughters,  as  follows:  John, 
Thomas,  Robert,  George,  Richard,  Leeanna  Lee,  and  Mary.  Of 
Richard,  George  and  Mary  we  have  partial  data,  which  we  trust 
will  serve  to  give  clews  to  many  other  members  of  the  family, 
by  means  of  which  they  will  be  enabled  to  complete  their  family 
history. 

From  all  the  data  that  I  have  been  able  to  obtain,  Thomas 
Fearn  was  the  only  son  of  John  Fearn  and  Leeanna  Lee,  whose 
descendants  are  known.  There  were  four  daughters,  however, 

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concerning  whom  there  is  very  little  data.  From  an  entry  among 
the  papers  of  Mr.  Charles  Lee  Dibrell,  it  appeared  that  John 
Fearn  was  married  a  second  time  to  Eliza  Winfree.  From  the 
parish  register  kept  by  William  Douglas,  rector  of  the  parish 
from  1750  to  1797,  this  entry  is  found,  but  there  is  no  further 
data  in  regard  to  the  marriage. 

5  Richard  Lee  Fearn  was  the  youngest  son  of  Thomas 
Fearn  and  Mary  Burton.  From  his  son,  Mr.  Walker  Fearn  of  New 
Orleans,  we  obtained  much  valuable  information.  He  says:  “My 
father,  Dr.  Richard  Fearn  of  Alabama,  was  the  youngest  of  four 
brothers,  Thomas,  Robert,  George  and  Richard,  and  was  born 
near  Danville,  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  in  1804.  He  was 
a  graduate  of  Chapel  Hill  University  (the  University  of  North 
Carolina),  and  afterwards  in  medicine  at  Philadelphia,  with  the 
highest  honors  of  his  class.  He  removed  to  Huntsville,  Alabama, 
about  1830,  and  there  married  Mary  Jane  Walker,  daughter  of 
Hon.  John  William  Walker,  formerly  of  Virginia,  who  presided 
over  the  constitutional  convention  for  the  admission  of  Alabama 
into  the  Union,  and  was  afterwards  United  States  senator  from 
that  State.  His  sons,  Pope,  Richard  and  Percy,  were  respect¬ 
ively  Confederate  States  secretary  of  war,  chief  justice  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Alabama,  and  members  of  Congress. 

“Shortly  after  my  birth,  1832,  my  father,  Dr.  Richard  Lee 
Fearn,  settled  in  Mobile,  where  he  died  in  1868.  His  oldest 
brother,  Thomas  Fearn,  of  Huntsville,  Alabama,  was  also  a  dis¬ 
tinguished  physician.  He  died  about  1864  at  home.  His  wife 
was  a  Shelby  of  Tennessee.  Dr.  Thomas  Fearn  left  a  large  fam¬ 
ily  of  daughters,  two  of  whom,  Mrs.  Steele  and  Mrs.  Garth,  still 
live  in  Huntsville,  as  also  Berenice,  who  never  married.  Another 
daughter,  Mrs.  Sarah  Barrett,  widow  of  Hon.  W.  S.  Barrett,  lives 
on  her  plantation  at  Shellmound,  Sunflower  county,  Mississippi. 
My  father’s  older  brothers,  George  and  Robert,  are  also  dead.” 

6  Hon.  Walker  Fearn,  from  whom  the  foregoing  quotation 
is  taken,  was  born  in  Huntsville,  Alabama,  1832.  He  married 
Miss  Fannie  Hewett,  of  Louisville,  Kentucky,  and  wrote  me  in 
1892  that  he  had  three  living  children,  the  oldest,  a  daughter, 

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Mary,  was  then  with  him  in  Chicago,  where  he  was  stationed  as 
director  of  the  foreign  department  of  the  Columbian  Exposition. 
His  two  sons,  Parey  and  Hewett,  were  civil  and  mining  engi¬ 
neers,  and  were  holding  good  positions  in  Costa  Rico.  It  is  a  sin¬ 
gular  fact  that  among  all  the  criticisms  in  regard  to  Mr.  Fearn, 
the  most  formidable  that  has  ever  been  brought  to  bear  was  that 
his  scholarship  was  too  extensive.  There  can  be  no  doubt  that  he 
was  one  of  the  ripest  scholars  and  most  profound  lawyers  of  his 
age  and  generation,  and  has  held  many  positions  of  honor  and 
trust.  During  Mr.  Cleveland’s  first  administration  he  was  Min¬ 
ister  to  Greece,  from  1885  to  1889.  It  was  while  in  Athens  that 
Mr.  Fearn  very  strangely  came  across  the  tombstone  of  a  hitherto 
unknown  ancestor  in  the  person  of  William  Fearn,  who  had  been 
in  command  of  H.  M.  S.  Unity,  and  having  died,  was  interred 
in  Athens. 

6  Eliza  Frances  Coles  of  Alabama,  under  date  of  July  28, 
1892,  writes:  “John  Fearn  and  Lreanna  Lee  were  my  great- 
grandparents.  Their  oldest  son,  Thomas  Fearn,  was  my  grand¬ 
father.  He  married  three  times,  first  a  daughter  of  Chancellor 
Creed  Taylor,  of  Virginia;  second  a  widow  Allen,  nee  Miss  Cole¬ 
man,  and  third,  Mary  Burton,  daughter  of  Dr.  Robert  Burton, 
May  5,  1785.  My  mother,  Mary  Fearn,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Fearn  and  Mary  Burton,  married  Dr.  James  Patton,  of  Dan¬ 
ville,  Virginia.”  Mr.  Thomas  Fearn  Patton,  of  New  Orleans,  is 
a  son  of  Dr.  James  Patton,  of  Danville,  Virginia,  and  a  brother 
of  Mrs.  Coles.  A  postscript  to  Mrs.  Cole’s  letter,  signed  Pau¬ 
lina  Fearn,  speaks  of  Mrs.  Coles  as  “our  grandmother.”  The 
writer  is  evidently  a  young  lady,  but  she  does  not  say  whose 
daughter  she  is,  nor  how  she  got  to  be  Mrs.  Cole’s  granddaughter. 
Evidently,  some  Fearn,  “in  search  of  a  wife,”  married  his  cousin 
Coles. 

5  Mr.  George  R.  Fearn,  a  lawyer  of  Dallas,  Texas,  has 
given  me  much  general  information.  He  was  a  son  of  Thomas 
Fearn  and  Mary  Burton.  Mr.  Walker  Fearn  speaks  of  him  as 
his  cousin,  and  he  is  most  probably  the  son  of  George  Fearn, 
who  died  in  Jackson,  Mississippi. 

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6  Mary  Lee  Patton,  daughter  of  Dr.  James  Patton  and 
Mary  Burton  Fearn,  granddaughter  of  Thomas  Fearn  and  Mary 
Burton,  and  great-granddaughter  of  John  Fearn  and  Leeanna 
Lee,  married  George  Taylor  Swann,  and  her  daughter,  Mary  Lee 
Swann,  married  William  Jasper  Brown  at  Jackson,  Mississippi. 

Berenice  Fearn  forwarded  me  several  years  ago  from  her 
father’s  records  the  following  list  of  the  children  of  John  Fearn 
and  Leeanna  Lee:  Thomas,  born  October  24,  1745;  Elizabeth, 
who  married  William  Perkins;  Sallie,  who  married  a  Bates,  by 
whom  he  had  two  sons  and  four  daughters;  Jane,  who  married 
Hansford  Young;  and  a  daughter,  who  married  Samuel  Putney. 

8  From  Mr.  John  B.  Cannon,  of  Franklin,  Tennessee,  I 
have  the  following:  “I  am  the  great-grandson  of  the  late  Gov¬ 
ernor  Newton  Cannon,  of  this  State.  My  paternal  grandmother 
was  Miss  Perkins,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Perkins,  of  this  county, 
and  a  granddaughter  of  Elizabeth  Lee  Fearn  and  Col.  Samuel 
Harding  Perkins,  and  a  great-granddaughter  of  Leeanna  Lee, 
who  married  John  Fearn.”  Brought  down,  we  have  Elizabeth 
Lee  Fearn.  daughter  of  John  Fearn  and  Leeanna  Lee,  married 
Col.  Samuel  Harding  Perkins.  Samuel  Perkins,  son  of  CoL  Sam¬ 
uel  Harding  Perkins  and  Elizabeth  Lee  Fearn,  removed  to  Wil¬ 
liamson  county,  Tennessee,  married  and  had  issue,  and  a 
daughter  of  Samuel  Perkins,  of  Williamson  county,  Tennessee, 
married  a  son  of  Governor  Cannon  of  that  State,  and  Mr.  John 
B.  Cannon,  from  whom  this  data  is  obtained,  is  a  grandson  of 
this  couple.  From  this  and  like  data  furnished  in  these  pages, 
hundreds  will  be  enabled  to  complete  their  genealogical  line,  if 
they  will  only  avail  themselves  of  the  opportunity. 

From  Mr.  Wm.  J.  Brown,  of  Jackson,  Mississippi,  the  fol¬ 
lowing  is  obtained:  “Mary  Lee  Brown,  daughter  of  William 
Jasper  Brown,  Jr.,  and  Jane  I.ile  (Swann)  Brown,  granddaugh¬ 
ter  of  George  Taylor  Swann  and  Mary  Lee  (Patton)  Swann, 
great-granddaughter  of  Dr.  James  D.  Patton  and  Mary  Burton 
Fearn,  great-great-granddaughter  of  Thomas  Fearn  and  Mary 
Burton,  his  third  wife,  and  great-great-great-granddaughter  of 
John  Fearn  of  Buckingham  countv,  Virginia,  and  Leeanna  Lee.” 

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Brought  down,  we  have  Thomas  Fearn,  son  of  John  Fearn  and 
Leeanna  Lee,  born  October  24,  1745,  married  (third  wife)  Mary 
Burton,  May  15,  1785;  Mary  Burton  Fearn,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Fearn  and  Mary  Burton,  married  Dr.  James  D.  Patton,  of  Dan¬ 
ville,  Virginia;  Mary  Lee  Patton,  daughter  of  Dr.  James  D.  Pat¬ 
ton  and  Mary  Burton  Fearn,  married  George  Taylor  Swann; 
Jane  Lile  Swann,  daughter  of  George  Taylor  Swann,  and  Mary 
Lee  Patton,  married  William  Jasper  Brown,  Jr.,  of  Mississippi; 
Mary  Lee  Brown,  daughter  of  the  last  named  couple. 

From  the  foregoing  the  Fearn  family,  so  far  as  can  be  as¬ 
certained,  may  be  summed  up  as  follows:  William  Fearn,  who 
died  in  Athens,  Greece,  1685,  probably  born  about  1635;  John 
Fearn,  who  married  Mary  Lee  in  Gloucester  county,  Virginia,  in 
1687,  born  about  1665;  Thomas  Fearn,  son  of  John  Fearn  and 
Mary  Lee,  born  in  Gloucester  county  and  baptized  1688,  and 
John  Fearn,  son  of  Thomas  Fearn  and  Mary  Lee,  who  married 
Leeanna  Lee  in  Middlesex  county,  Virginia,  December  31,  1744. 
These  four  names  show  the  successive  generations  of  the  Fearn 
family,  from  about  1650  until  the  close  of  the  eighteenth  cen¬ 
tury. 

Newton  Cannon  Perkins  is  in  the  regular  line  of  succession 
from  John  Fearn  and  Leeanna  Lee,  through  their  daughter, 
Elizabeth  Lee  Fearn,  who  married  Col.  Harding  Perkins.  He 
is  a  cotton  factor  in  Memphis,  Tennessee.  He  was  born  Jan¬ 
uary  31,  1865,  and  is  much  interested  in  the  Fearn  family.  From 
him  much  valuable  information  may  be  obtained  in  regard  to 
the  history  of  the  Fearns. 

7  Helen  Fearn  Grace,  of  Yazoo  City,  Mississippi,  is  also  a 
descendant  of  this  line.  She  married  Thomas  Grace,  Jr.,  of  that 
place,  and  had  issue  as  follows:  Walter  Anderson,  born  June 
1,  1882;  Thomas,  born  August  30,  1884;  Mary  Fearn,  born  July 
14,  1886;  Helen  Grace,  born  September  11,  1888;  Edward  Lee, 
born  February  16,  1890;  Bessie  Fearn,  born  August  2,  1892.  All 
of  these  children  were  living  August  29,  1902. 

It  will  be  seen,  from  the  numbering  of  the  generations,  as 

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stated  above,  that  I  have  taken  John  Fearn  and  Mary  Lee,  of 
Gloucester  county,  Virginia,  married  December  81,  1687,  as  the 
progenitors  of  the  Fearn  family  of  Virginia,  hence  John  Fearn, 
who  married  Leeanna  Lee,  would  be  third  in  line  of  descent. 


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THE  COBBS  FAMILY. 


This  is  one  of  the  oldest  names  known  to  English  history, 
and  while  they  were  among  the  earliest  emigrants  to  America, 
until  the  last  few  years  their  early  history  was  wholly  unknown. 
Burke’s  Heraldry  gives  the  name  of  Cobbs  from  Devonshire, 
Lancaster,  London,  and  northern  England. 

As  early  as  1613,  only  six  years  after  the  settlement  of 
Jamestown,  Joseph  Cobbs  is  registered  as  landing  at  Yorktown 
on  the  “Treasurer.”  His  wife  with  her  two  children,  Benjamin 
and  Joseph  Jr.,  came  over  in  the  “Bonnie  Bess”  in  1624.  The 
arrival  of  Ambrose  Cobbs  in  Virginia  is  not  definitely  known, 
but  he  appears  on  the  land  books  in  1635.  Ambrose  and  Joseph 
Cobbs  were  no  doubt  brothers.  Joseph  came  over  1 6 1 3,  and  re¬ 
ceived  land  grants  in  1635  and  1637-  The  time  when  Ambrose 
arrived  is  also  doubtful,  but  he  received  land  grants  in  1635,  or 
about  the  same  time  that  Joseph  did. 

Robert  Cobbs  appeared  in  1651,  as  church  warden,  and  his 
name  also  appears  on  the  records  of  York  county  in  the  same 
year.  In  1667  Robert  Cobbs  appears  as  justice  of  the  peace  for 
York  county,  and  in  1681  he  appears  as  one  of  the  county  com¬ 
missioners.  In  1682  he  is  high  sheriff  of  the  county.  He  died 
intestate  in  the  same  year,  and  his  son  Edmund  administered  on 
his  estate. 

This  Edmund  Cobbs,  who  administered  on  his  father’s  estate 
in  1682,  died  1692  or  1693.  He  left  a  will,  but  no  sons,  and  it 
would  seem  no  living  children.  He  mentions  his  son-in-law,  Mat¬ 
thew  Pierce,  and  makes  bequests  to  him,  but  provides  that  his 
entire  estate  shall  be  divided  among  his  three  brothers,  Ambrose, 
Robert  and  Otho. 

It  is  not  positively  known  whether  Robert  Cobbs,  the  father 
of  Edmund  and  his  three  brothers,  who  died  in  1682,  was  the  son 

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of  Joseph  or  Ambrose,  but  as  the  name  Ambrose  is  perpetuated 
in  the  line,  and  Joseph  is  not,  we  are  led  to  conclude,  almost 
necessarily,  that  he  was  the  son  of  Ambrose,  and  must  so  take 
him  up. 

Ambrose,  Robert  and  Otho  Cobbs  were  sons  of  the  first  Rob¬ 
ert  Cobbs,  as  described  in  the  will  of  their  brother,  Edmund,  and 
we  are  again  brought  face  to  face  with  the  three-brother  theory, 
and  left  to  select  from  these  three,  upon  the  best  testimony,  the 
head  of  the  Cobbs  families. 

From  the  foregoing  we  reach  the  following  conclusions  as 
inevitable  results:  Ambrose  Cobbs,  emigrant,  born  about  1590, 
came  to  Virginia  about  1613.  Robert  Cobbs,  son  of  Ambrose 
Cobbs,  born  about  1620.  Robert  Cobbs,  son  of  the  above  Robert 
and  brother  of  Edmund,  born  about  1660. 

Thomas  Cobbs,  John  Cobbs  and  Robert  Cobbs,  who  appear 
upon  the  records  of  Henrico  and  Goochland  from  1736  to  1750, 
son  of  the  second  Robert  Cobbs,  were  born  about  1706,  1708  and 
1710,  respectively,  and  are  heads  of  three  lines  of  that  name 
throughout  the  United  States. 

Goochland  county  was  taken  off  from  Henrico,  which  ac¬ 
counts  for  the  three  brothers  appearing  at  different  times  on  the 
records  of  the  two  counties. 

4  JOHN  COBBS,  OF  GOOCHLAND. 

As  this  ancestor  is  the  head  of  the  most  numerous  branch 
of  the  name,  his  line  will  be  first  taken  up.  He  appears  upon 
the  records  of  Goochland  with  his  wife,  Susanah,  as  early  as 
1736,  and  at  different  times  thereafter  until  1750,  after  which 
he  appears  on  the  books  of  Goochland  as  John  Cobbs  of  Albe¬ 
marle. 

In  1750,  John  Cobbs  of  Goochland  purchased  five  hundred 
acres  of  land  of  James  Neville,  said  land  being  located  in 
Albemarle  county  on  the  south  side  of  Fluvanna,  or  James  river. 

The  name  of  John  Cobbs  appears  upon  the  records  of  Al¬ 
bemarle  countv  at  different  times,  until  1760,  after  which  all 

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trace  of  him  is  lost.  In  1761,  that  portion  of  Albemarle  lying  on 
the  south  side  of  James  river  was  cut  off  and  the  county  of  Buck¬ 
ingham  formed  out  of  it.  The  records  of  Buckingham  were  de¬ 
stroyed  by  fire  in  1867,  and,  hence,  all  trace  of  John  Cobbs  of 
Goochland  was  lost.  There  is  no  doubt  that  his  will  was  re¬ 
corded  in  Buckingham,  but  was  destroyed  with  the  other  records. 
It  has  been  by  the  most  patient  and  persistent  labor  running 
through  a  number  of  years  that  these  record  proofs  have  been 
brought  out  and  this  long-neglected  name  unearthed,  as  it  were, 
and  rescued  from  oblivion.  John  Cobbs  had  three  sons,  Samuel, 
Edmund  and  John. 

The  fact  that  Robert  Cobbs,  the  second  of  the  name  in 
America,  born  1620,  was  justice  of  the  peace  and  high  sheriff  is 
proof  that  he  was  more  than  peer  of  his  surroundings,  as  these 
positions  could  be  held  at  that  time  by  none  but  the  best  class 
of  citizens.  Justice  of  the  peace  in  1650  was  a  position  equally 
as  honorable  and  important  as  judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  at  the 
present  day. 

As  persistent  as  the  authors  of  these  sketches  have  been  in 
their  search  for  information,  it  was  not  until  within  the  last  few 
years  that  they  knew  of  the  existence  of  any  of  the  Cobbs  name 
mentioned  in  the  preceding  line,  and  in  reporting  the  lineage  of 
the  name  to  the  American  ancestry,  he  stated  that  Samuel  Cobbs, 
his  great-grandfather,  was  from  Wales;  while  as  a  matter  of 
fact,  the  great-grandfather  of  Samuel  Cobbs  was  born  in  Vir¬ 
ginia;  but  in  this  he  was  in  advance  of  the  majority  of  Amer¬ 
icans,  who  at  that  time  did  not  know  who  their  great-grandfa¬ 
thers  were.  As  much  as  has  been  ascertained  in  regard  to  the 
Cobbs  name  in  the  last  few  years,  a  volume  of  unwritten  history 
doubtless  lies  yet  undeveloped,  hidden  away,  so  to  speak,  in  the 
archives  of  the  country,  or  lost  in  extinct  church  registries  and 
neglected  graveyards. 

Two  of  the  oldest  and  most  distinguished  families  in  Vir¬ 
ginia,  Lee  and  Randolph,  had  each  a  branch  that  was  known  by 
the  name  of  Cobbs.  The  estates  which  they  owned  had  either 
been  inherited  from  some  one  of  the  name  or  the  manors  named 

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in  honor  of  some  intermarriage,  the  record  of  which  has  long 
since  been  lost  and  all  of  the  events  passed  out  of  the  memory  of 
all  the  families. 

Richard  Lee  came  to  Virginia  in  1641,  and  Henry  Randolph 
the  head  of  that  family  in  America,  came  to  Virginia  in  1643, 
so  that  it  is  clear  that  the  Cobbs  family  had  become  settled  in 
the  colony  before  the  Lee  or  the  Randolph  family  came  over.  The 
Cobbs  Hall  Lees  and  the  Randolphs  of  Cobb  were  as  distinctive 
designations  as  Smith  of  Purton  or  Lewis  of  Warner  Hall. 

5  SAMUEL  COBBS. 

Samuel  Cobbs  and  his  two  brothers,  Edmund  and  John,  are 
known  from  the  best  record  evidence  to  have  been  residents  of 
Louisa  county,  Virginia.  Samuel  was  doubtless  the  eldest  of  the 
three  brothers,  and  as  he  was  the  immediate  ancestor  of  one  of 
the  authors  of  these  sketches,  his  line  will  be  first  treated  of. 

Samuel  Cobbs’  will,  written  September,  1758,  and  probated 
November  20  of  the  same  year,  is  recorded  in  the  clerk’s  office 
of  Louisa  county,  Virginia.  From  this  will  we  learn  the  follow¬ 
ing  facts:  First,  his  wife,  Mary  Cobbs,  survived  him;  second, 
he  left  three  children,  Robert,  Jane  and  Judith;  third,  that  he 
had  two  brothers,  Edmund  and  John;  fourth,  that  after  provid¬ 
ing  for  his  wife  and  children,  he  bequeathed  to  his  brothers 
jointly  one  thousand  acres  of  land  in  Bedford  county,  Virginia; 
fifth,  that  from  a  special  provision  of  the  will  disposing  of  such 
property  as  came  to  him  from  his  wife,  in  the  event  of  the  death 
of  his  children  without  issue,  the  fact  is  established  that  his  wife 
was  Mary  Lewis,  daughter  of  Robert  Lewis,  for  a  long  time  a 
citizen  of  Louisa  county,  but  more  recently  of  Belvoir,  Albemarle 
ccunty.  Samuel  Cobbs  was  married  about  1750,  and  left  when 
he  died  as  before  stated,  three  children.  His  daughter  Jane 
married  a  gentleman  named  Waddy.  They  had  one  child,  who 
survived  them  both.  This  child  has  a  son  named  Samuel,  and 
was  raised  by  his  grandmother  Cobbs;  but  there  is  no  trace  to  be 
had  of  him  after  his  maturity.  Judith,  the  younger  daughter, 
never  married.  She  died  in  early  life. 

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6  ROBERT  COBBS. 

Robert,  so  far  as  record  evidence  goes,  was  the  only  son  of 
Samuel  Cobbs  and  Mary  Lewis.  He  was  positively  a  unique 
character,  in  his  day  and  generation.  Descended  from  a  distin¬ 
guished  line  of  ancestry,  whose  lives  for  centuries  had  been  in¬ 
separably  connected  with  that  of  their  country’s  history,  both  in 
England  and  America,  he  was  at  the  same  time  plain  in  his  man¬ 
ners  and  unassuming  in  his  bearing.  The  inheritor  of  large  es¬ 
tates,  and  raised  in  wealth  and  luxury,  he  was  among  the  first  to 
take  the  field,  though  quite  young,  in  defense  of  his  country, 
and  braving  the  hardships  of  war,  he  remained  at  his  post  until 
the  close  of  the  struggle.  Calm  and  dignified  at  all  times,  yet 
positive  in  his  convictions,  and  fearless  in  maintaining  them,  he 
steered  clear  of  politics  and  never  allowed  himself  to  be  drawn 
into  its  arena.  Nevertheless,  he  was  a  positive  Jeffersonian  in 
political  opinions.  He  belonged  to  the  Church  of  England,  as  that 
expression  is  understood,  but  was  emphatically  a  non-conformist. 
Scrupulously  conscientious  and  always  ready  for  every  good 
word  and  work,  he  submitted  to  no  earthly  dictation  and  in  the 
language  of  the  immortal  Crittenden,  “bowed  to  none  but  God.” 
As  illustrative  of  his  character,  as  well  as  what  was  supposed  to 
be  his  eccentricities,  an  incident  in  his  life,  which  was  to  become 
part  of  his  history,  may  be  mentioned.  One  of  his  most  reliable 
managers,  who  had  been  in  charge  of  his  home  plantation  for  a 
number  of  years,  was  taken  sick  with  fever.  Mr.  Cobbs  had  been 
called  away  from  home  on  business,  and  when  he  returned  he 
ascertained  that  the  doctor  had  given  the  patient  up  to  die.  He 
declared,  however,  that  he  could  not  give  up  Bosher — for  that 
was  his  name — and  hastening  to  the  house  of  his  faithful  mana¬ 
ger,  he  called  them  all  to  prayer.  This  was  a  new  departure,  for 
with  all  of  his  sterling  virtues,  he  was  not  in  the  habit  of  praying 
publicly,  and  every  one  was  struck  with  astonishment.  He  prayed 
most  fervently,  assuring  the  divine  Master  that  Bosher  was  an 
indispensable  factor  in  the  general  make-up  of  human  society; 
as  husband,  parent  and  citizen,  true  to  every  trust  and  faithful 

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to  every  pledge.  His  death  would  deprive  the  community  of  one 
whose  place  could  not  be  filled ;  and  he  enumerated  a  long  list, 
calling  them  by  name,  all  of  whom  could  be  spared,  and  none  of 
them  missed,  and  presented  them  in  a  lump,  as  it  were,  as  an  of¬ 
fering,  or  sacrifice,  in  place  of  Bosher. 

We  have  always  regretted  that  a  stenographic  report  could 
not  have  been  taken  of  that  prayer.  It  afforded  much  amusement 
to  his  best  friends  and  most  ardent  admirers,  and  even  to  his  chil¬ 
dren  and  grandchildren,  who  never  had  the  slightest  conception 
of  its  import.  Nor  will  we  say  that  he  himself  fully  understood 
it;  but  whatever  opinion  may  be  entertained  in  regard  to  it,  two 
things  are  certain:  the  author  of  the  prayer  was  in  earnest,  and 
Bosher  got  well ;  and  even  now,  after  the  lapse  of  more  than  a 
century,  the  story  of  the  prayer  of  “Robin  Cobbs’’  for  the  re¬ 
covery  of  Bosher  is  told  in  many  Virginia  homes;  and  truly  may 
it  be  said  that  the  author  of  that  prayer,  without  pretension  or 
ostentation,  put  his  trust  in  God. 

This  volume  might  be  filled  with  anecdotes  of  this  Revolu¬ 
tionary  patriot,  but  the  scope  of  the  work  is  such  as  to  render  all 
historical  or  biographical  references  very  brief. 

Robert  Cobbs  was  born  in  1754,  in  Louisa  county,  Virginia. 
He  entered  the  Revolutionary  army  from  Louisa  county,  enlist¬ 
ing  in  the  regiment  of  his  uncle,  Charles  Lewis.  The  records 
show  that  he  married  in  Louisa  after  the  return  of  peace,  and 
was  a  citizen  of  that  county  until  1788,  when  he  removed  to  Bed¬ 
ford  county,  Virginia,  where  he  inherited  large  landed  property 
from  his  father’s  estate.  His  Revolutionary  services  have  always 
been  treasured  as  a  sacred  legacy  by  his  children  and  grandchil¬ 
dren,  and  his  widow  was  awarded  a  pension  within  the  memory  of 
the  author,  but,  being  a  very  young  man,  and  his  rank  being  only 
that  of  captain,  no  account  is  to  be  found  of  him  in  the  condensed 
historical  events  of  the  war.  The  records,  however,  furnish  am¬ 
ple  testimony  of  his  rank  and  services,  and  Brock’s  Historical 
Collections  make  frequent  mention  of  him,  and  others,  that  to¬ 
gether  with  Charles  and  Nicholas  Lewis,  he  took  the  oath  of  al¬ 
legiance  to  Virginia  under  the  colonial  government  in  1776.  His 

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services  were  principally  with  Gates  and  Green  in  the  Carolinas, 
and  more  conspicuously  at  the  siege  of  1781  and  the  battle  of 
Guilford  courthouse,  at  which  place  family  tradition  informs  us, 
as  senior  captain  he  commanded  his  regiment. 

About  1795,  Robert  Cobbs  removed  to  Campbell  county, 
Virginia,  where  he  also  owned  valuable  estates.  He  did  not,  how¬ 
ever,  part  with  his  Bedford  property,  but  owned  it  at  the  time 
of  his  death,  after  which,  upon  the  division  and  settlement  of  his 
estate,  it  became  the  property  of  his  son,  Charles  Lewis  Cobbs. 
He  gave  to  his  Campbell  county  home  the  name  of  “Plain  Deal¬ 
ing,”  indicative  of  his  methods  of  doing  business,  and  at  this 
place,  about  twenty-five  miles  nearly  due  south  of  Lynchburg, 
about  two  miles  from  the  Durham  railroad,  six  miles  from  Brook 
Neal,  and  a  few  miles  from  “Red  Hill,”  the  home  of  Patrick 
Henry,  on  the  Staunton,  or  upper  waters  of  the  Roanoke,  Robert 
Cobbs  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days. 

Robert  Cobbs  died  1829,  and  the  records  of  Campbell  county 
show  the  settlement  and  disposition  of  his  estate.  His  widow 
survived  him  about  twelve  years,  spending  her  entire  widowhood 
with  her  daughter,  Sarah  White,  who  married  Captain  William 
C.  McAllister,  where  she  died  in  1842,  and  was  buried  by  the  side 
of  her  husband  at  the  old  homestead.  This  old  burying  ground 
has  proved  an  exception  to  most  of  the  private  cemeteries,  which 
fall  into  disuse  and  neglect,  and  are  lost  sight  of.  Although  it  has 
passed  into  the  hands  of  strangers,  it  has  been  kept  enclosed,  and 
while  the  graves  of  these  old  people  are  not  marked,  they  are 
not  forgotten,  their  grandchildren  having  arranged  to  reclaim 
them. 

Robert  Cobbs,  married  Anne  G.  Poindexter,  daughter  of 
John  Poindexter,  of  Louisa  county,  Virginia,  and  to  this  couple 
were  born  nine  children: 

7  xJohn  Poindexter  Cobbs  married  Jane  Garland,  daughter  of 
David  S.  Garland,  of  Amherst  county,  Virginia,  who  was 
for  many  years  a  member  of  Congress  from  his  district. 

7  2Mary  Lewis  Cobbs  married  first,  William  Armistead  of  Char- 

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lotte  county,  Virginia,  and  second,  William  McLean,  D.  D., 
M.  D.,  of  the  same  county. 

7  3  Robert  Lewis  Cobbs,  never  married. 

7  4Samuel  Cobbs,  never  married. 

7  5William  Cobbs,  married  Miss  Marianne  Scott,  of  Bedford 
county,  Virginia. 

7  6Charles  Lewis  Cobbs,  married  Anne  Scott,  of  Bedford 
county,  Virginia. 

7  7Sarah  White  Cobbs,  married  Captain  William  C.  McAllister, 
of  Campbell  county,  Virginia. 

7  8Anne  Elizabeth  Cobbs,  married  Joel  Motley,  of  Nottoway 
county,  Virginia. 

7  9Meriwether  Lewis  Cobbs,  never  married. 

Dr.  John  Poindexter  Cobbs,  oldest  son  of  Robert  Cobbs  and 
Anne  Poindexter,  was  born  May  27,  1785.  He  graduated  from 
Hampden-Sidney  college  in  1808,  and  from  the  medical  college 
at  Philadelphia  in  1810.  Commenced  the  practice  of  medicine  at 
New  Glasgow,  Amherst  county,  Virginia,  immediately  after  his 
graduation.  This  was  a  small  town  about  twenty  miles  north¬ 
east  of  Lynchburg,  which  at  the  time  was  the  center  of  wealth 
and  learning,  the  home  of  the  Garlands,  the  Crawfords  and  the 
Pendletons;  and  it  was  here  that  he  married  Miss  Jane  Garland, 
the  daughter  of  David  S.  Garland,  who  then  represented  the  dis¬ 
trict  in  Congress.  She  belonged  to  one  of  the  most  distinguished 
families  in  Virginia,  at  a  time  when  that  State  embodied  the 
great  bulk  of  the  distinguished  names  of  the  country.  The  Gar¬ 
lands  had  been  more  than  a  century  distinguished  in  the  leading 
professions,  and  had  held  positions  in  colonial  history  and  subse¬ 
quent  to  the  Revolution.  Her  mother,  a  Miss  Meredith,  a  name 
no  less  distinguished,  was  the  niece  of  Patrick  Henry. 

Dr.  Cobbs  subsequently  removed  to  Nelson  county,  Virginia, 
which  county  he  represented  in  the  Legislature  for  a  number  of 
years.  He  also  continued  the  practice  of  his  profession  while 
he  remained  in  this  county,  but  in  1836,  foreseeing  the  great 
wealth  to  be  developed  in  the  Northwest,  he  made  investments  in 

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the  northern  part  of  Indiana,  Milwaukee,  and  other  places,  pre¬ 
paratory  to  removing  from  Virginia. 

Dr.  John  Cobbs  had  five  children,  three  sons  and  two  daugh¬ 
ters:  Jane,  married  a  gentleman  by  the  name  of  Thwing;  Rob¬ 
ert,  never  married,  was  born  in  Nelson  county,  Virginia,  about 
1818,  and  died  in  Atlanta,  Georgia,  about  1895;  John,  married, 
but  whom  is  not  known,  and  died  in  Colorado;  Garland,  never 
married,  born  about  1830;  Mary,  married  (1)  Thomas  Stewart, 
one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  Chicago  Times-Herald,  and  (2) 
Dr.  Fravel. 

8  Jane,  oldest  child  of  John  Cobbs  and  Jane  Garland,  was 
born  1813,  and  about  1830  was  married  to  a  gentleman  named 
Thwing,  as  above  mentioned.  She  lived  to  a  very  old  age,  hav¬ 
ing  died  about  1895,  at  the  home  of  her  son,  Franklin  Thwing, 
in  Chicago.  She  had  four  children:  Franklin,  Jane  Henry, 
Virginia  Garland  and  Sarah  Florence. 

9  Franklin  Thwing,  son  of  Jane  Cobbs  Thwing  and  grand¬ 
son  of  Dr.  John  P.  Cobbs,  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Ogden  Smith, 
and  resides  in  Chicago.  They  have  three  children:  Franklin 
Thwing,  Jr,,  Harriet  Ogden  and  Ellen. 

9  Jane  Henry  Thwing,  oldest  daughter  of  Mrs  Jane  Cobbs 
Thwing  married  Horace  G.  Smith  and  resides  in  Denver,  Colo¬ 
rado. 

9  Virginia  Garland  married  S.  J.  Peterson  Halstron  of  Swe¬ 
den.  They  do  not  retain  the  latter  part  of  the  name  in  ordinary 
use,  as  it  is  so  strongly  foreign,  but  in  legal  transactions,  and  in 
all  matters  of  record  they  perpetuate  the  full  name.  They 
are  known  socially  as  Peterson,  legally  they  are  known  as  Peter¬ 
son  Halstrom.  They  have  five  children:  Jane  Garland,  Virgin¬ 
ia  Garland,  Charles  Henry,  Mary  Lewis  Loring. 

10  Virginia  Garland  Peterson  great-granddaughter  of  Dr. 
John  P.  Cobbs,  born  1863,  married  Arthur  St.  M.  Claflin,  for¬ 
merly  of  Boston,  but  now  of  Chicago.  They  have  two  children, 
both  boys :  Henry  and  Aubrey.  Mr.  Claflin  is  a  great-nephew 
of  President  Pierce. 

7  Mary  Lewis  Cobbs,  born  June  11,  1787,  and  married 

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William  Armistead,  1806.  She  married  second,  John  McClean, 
M.  D.,  D.  D.,  about  1820.  By  her  first  marriage  she  had  three 
sons,  and  by  the  second  marriage  she  had  two,  but  no  daughters. 

8  Dr.  John  O.  Armistead,  born  1807,  died  1873.  He  mar¬ 
ried  Miss  Elizabeth  Jennings  of  Charlotte  county,  Virginia, 
about  1830.  They  had  five  daughters,  no  sons:  Mary  Susan, 
Sarah  Ann,  Emma,  “Bettie”  and  Henrietta. 

9  Mary  Susan  Armistead  married  Frances  Thornton  of 
Buckingham  count}7,  Virginia.  They  had  several  children. 

9  Sarah  Ann  Armistead  married  a  relative,  James  Armis¬ 
tead,  of  Charlotte  county,  Virginia.  They  removed  to  Bedford 
county.  Mr.  Armistead  left  her  a  widow,  and  her  oldest  son  hav¬ 
ing  died,  she  removed  to  San  Francisco,  where  an  uncle,  Sam¬ 
uel  McLean,  resided. 

9  Emma  Armistead,  born  1837,  married  a  gentleman  named 
Scott.  They  had  several  children.  They  removed  to  Palestine, 
Texas. 

9  “Bettie”  and  Henrietta  never  married.  “Hettie”  died 
young. 

8  William  B.  Armistead,  after  varied  business  ventures  set¬ 
tled  in  Nashville,  Tennessee.  He  married  Miss  Woods  of  that 
city  and  merchandised  there  successfully  for  a  number  of  years. 
They  had  three  sons  and  several  daughters:  Robert  married 
Miss  Hunphous  of  Clarksville,  Tennessee;  William,  who  is  en¬ 
gaged  in  the  insurance  business  in  Nashville,  and  James  who 
marriedMiss  Washington  of  that  city.  One  of  Wm.  B.  Armistead’s 
daughters  married  Dr.  Hughes  of  Birmingham,  Alabama,  who 
was  postmaster  of  that  city  for  eight  years.  Another  married  a 
man  named  Johnson  who  is  a  large  business  operator  of  that 
city. 

8  Robert  Armistead  never  married,  he  died  young. 

7  ROBERT  LEWIS  COBBS. 

Robert  Lewis  Cobbs  was  born  December  25,  1789.  He 
graduated  with  distinction  from  Hampden-Sidney  in  the  class 
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of  1809,  and  from  the  Jefferson  Medical  College  of  Philadelphia 
in  1811.  He  practiced  medicine  with  his  brother.  Dr.  John 
P.  Cobbs,  in  New  Glasgow,  Amherst  county,  Virginia,  and  in 
January,  1813,  he  traveled  on  horseback  across  the  mountains 
to  join  Jackson  at  Nashville,  Tennessee,  who  was  then  preparing 
for  his  campaign  against  the  Indians  and  British.  He  was  United 
States  surgeon  in  all  of  the  campaigns,  up  to  the  close  of  the  war 
at  New  Orleans,  after  which  he  returned  to  Nashville,  studied 
law  with  his  relative,  General  Wm.  White,  which  profession  he 
followed  for  25  years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Constitutional 
Convention  of  Tennessee  of  1834,  and  was  at  one  time  attorney- 
general  of  the  State.  In  1827-8  he  revised  the  laws  of  the  State. 
He  never  married.  He  retired  from  practice  in  1843,  and  spent 
the  remainder  of  his  days  in  quiet,  at  the  home  of  his  sister,  Mrs. 
Sarah  White  McAllister  in  Virginia.  He  died  1856  on  presi¬ 
dential  election  day,  Tuesday  after  the  first  Monday  in  Novem¬ 
ber.  His  last  words  were:  “I  must  get  up  and  vote  for  Filmore.” 

7  Samuel  Cobbs  was  born  in  Campbell  county,  Virginia, 
July  14,  1796.  When  the  war  of  1812  broke  out  he  was  16  years 
old.  He  obtained  the  appointment  of  first  lieutenant  and  was 
ordered  to  the  northern  frontier.  He  was  in  all  of  the  principal 
engagements  along  the  lakes,  and  was  severely  wounded  at  the 
battle  of  Lundy’s  Lane  and  reported  among  the  dead.  He  was 
mourned  as  such  at  home,  and  preparations  for  his  funeral  were 
being  made  when  he  appeared  in  person  and  stopped  the  proceed¬ 
ings.  He  afterward  joined  an  expedition  against  the  Indians  in 
Florida,  fell  a  victim  to  fever,  and  died  in  South  Georgia  1817, 
aged  21  years. 

7  William  Cobbs  was  born  in  Campbell  county,  Virginia, 
March  2,  1792,  and  died  about  1852,  aged  about  60  years.  He 
married  Miss  Marianne  Scott  and  only  one  child,  a  girl,  blessed 
their  union.  Wm.  Cobbs  fell  into  bad  health  early  in  life  and, 
hence,  was  very  little  known  to  the  public.  He  purchased  the 
home  of  Thomas  Jefferson  in  Bedford  county,  “Poplar  Forest,” 
where  he  spent  his  entire  life. 

8  Emerly  Cobbs,  born  at  Poplar  Forest  about  1820,  mar- 

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ried  Edward  Sextus  Hutter  1840.  Mr.  Hutter  was  from  Easton, 
Pennsylvania,  was  a  graduate  of  the  Naval  Academy  at  Annapo¬ 
lis,  and  a  brother  of  Major  Hutter,  then  paymaster  of  the  United 
States  army.  They  had  seven  children,  three  sons  and  four 
daughters:  Imogene,  William  Cobbs,  George  E.,  Christian  Sex¬ 
tus,  Nannie,  Charlotte.  Imogene  Hutter  died  in  girlhood. 

9  Wm.  Cobbs  Hutter,  born  1842,  entered  the  naval  acad¬ 
emy,  from  which  he  resigned  in  1861  to  take  part  in  the  war  be¬ 
tween  the  States.  He  was  killed  in  the  naval  engagement  in 
Hampton  Roads,  March,  1862.  He  never  married. 

9  George  E.  Hutter,  born  1852,  is  unmarried.  He  grad¬ 
uated  from  the  naval  academy  and  was  for  some  time  lieutenant 
in  the  United  States  navy,  but  was  incapacitated  for  duty  from 
injuries  received  on  a  man  of  war. 

9  Christian  Sextus  Hutter,  was  born  1862,  and  in  1886 
married  Miss  Ernistine,  daughter  of  Mr.  James  M.  Booker  of 
Lynchburg,  Virginia.  He  resides  at  the  old  homestead,  “Pop¬ 
lar  Forest,”  and  is  engaged  in  business  in  Lynchburg. 

9  Nannie  Hutter  married  a  lawyer  named  Griffin  of  Bed¬ 
ford  City. 

9  Emma  Cobbs  Hutter  married  a  gentleman  named  Log¬ 
wood  and  resides  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

9  Charlotte  S.  Hutter  married  her  first  cousin,  Major  J. 
Risger  Hutter.  They  reside  at  the  old  Hutter  homestead  near 
Lynchburg,  Virginia. 

7  SARAH  WHITE  COBBS. 

Was  born  February  12,  1798  at  “Plain  Dealings,”  Camp¬ 
bell  county,  Virginia,  and  married  Captain  Wm.  C.  McAllister 
of  the  same  county.  Their  remains  are  buried  at  the  old  Mc¬ 
Allister  burying  ground  at  the  old  home,  seven  miles  east  of 
Lynchburg,  where  they  spent  their  entire  married  life.  Her  de¬ 
scendants  will  be  noticed  under  the  head  of  McAllister  family. 

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7  CHARLES  LEWIS  COBBS. 

Was  bom  at  Campbell  county,  Virginia,  March  12,  1800. 
He  married  Miss  Ann  Scott  of  Bedford  county,  and  had  seven 
children:  William,  Scott,  Maria  Louisa,  Nannie,  Harriet,  Mary 
Lewis,  and  Emma.  He  removed  to  Indiana  in  1848. 

8  Louisa  Cobbs  married  James  Slaughter  of  Bedford  and 
had  one  son,  Joseph,  who  went  to  Kentucky;  and  several  daugh¬ 
ters,  one  of  whom,  Harriet,  married  a  Marsh,  of  Campbell  coun¬ 
ty.  The  others  never  married. 

8  Nannie  Cobbs  married  a  gentleman  named  Cox.  They 
had  several  children,  but  only  two  of  them  married.  The  others 
died  young — fell  victims  to  consumption. 

9  Fannie  Cox,  the  oldest  of  Nannie  Cobb’s  children,  mar¬ 
ried  a  Hawkins.  She  was  left  a  widow  when  still  young,  her 
husband  having  met  his  death  by  accidental  shooting.  She  did 
not  survive  him  very  long.  They  left  three  children,  all  daugh¬ 
ters.  They  grew  to  be  very  pretty  women,  and  were  very  bright. 
One  of  them  married  a  gentleman  named  Hurt. 

9  Powhattan  Cox  married  a  Miss  Moorman  and  resided 
near  Lynchburg. 

8  Mary  Cobbs  married  a  gentleman  in  Indiana  by  the  name 
of  Kabler.  They  had  known  each  other  in  Virginia.  She  died 
without  issue. 

8  Harriet  Mary  Lewis  and  Emma  never  married,  nor  did 
William  or  Scott,  so  far  as  is  known. 

7  ANN  ELIZABETH  COBBS 

Was  born  in  Campbell  county,  Virginia,  1802,  and  died  in 
Amelia  county,  1886,  aged  84  years.  She  married  Joel  Mottlev 
of  Nottaway  county,  Virginia,  and  had  five  children,  all  sons: 
Robert  Cobbs,  John  Lewis,  Meriwether  Cobbs,  Joel  Wm.  and 
Charles  Adolphus. 

8  Robert  Cobbs  Mottley  was  born  1824,  graduated  from 

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Hampden-Sidnev  in  1845,  and  from  the  Medical  College  of 
Pennsylvania  in  1847.  He  located  in  the  practice  of  medicine 
in  his  native  county.  He  married  Miss  Indiana  Vaughan  of  Ame¬ 
lia  and  had  six  children. 

9  Elizabeth,  only  daughter  of  Dr.  Mottley,  never  married. 

9  Robert  Milton  Mottle}',  oldest  son  of  Dr.  Robert  Cobbs 
Mottley,  never  married. 

9  John  Egbert  Mottley,  married  Miss  Lee  of  Buckingham 
county,  Virginia,  where  he  resides. 

9  Jefferson  Davis  Mottley,  married  his  first  cousin,  Miss 
Bayley  of  Amelia  county.  Wirt  and  William  Henry,  younger 
sons  of  Dr.  Mottley,  are  neither  married,  so  far  as  is  known. 

8  John  Lewis  Mottley  was  born  in  Nottawav  county,  1826. 
He  married  Anna,  daughter  of  Miles  Gill,  of  Amelia  county,  and 
had  nine  children:  Mary  Elizabeth,  John  Meriwether,  Joel  Wil¬ 
liam  (the  last  two  twins),  Emma  Lewis,  Sarah  Roberta,  Alice 
Armistead,  Anna  Atkinson,  Charles  Adolphus,  and  Robert  Mil¬ 
ler. 

9  Mary  Elizabeth  Mottley,  married  Wm.  Vaughan,  Decem¬ 
ber  9,  1891-  They  reside  in  Nottawav  county. 

9  Emma  Lewis  Mottley  married  C.  Butler  of  Amelia,  May 
7,  1882. 

9  Sarah  Roberta  Mottley  married  James  M.  Wooten,  De¬ 
cember,  1889-  They  have  one  child  and  reside  in  Prince  Ed¬ 
ward. 

9  Alice  Armistead  Mottley  married  Henry  W.  Hubbard, 
December  1,  1880.  They  have  seven  children. 

9  Anna  Adkisson  Mottley  married  Samuel  Hubbard  of 
Prince  Edward,  April  27,  1887-  She  died  1889,  leaving  two 
children. 

9  John  Meriwether  Mottley  died  in  Danville,  Virginia, 
April  29,  1890. 

9  Charles  Adolphus  Mottley  is  unmarried.  He  is  engaged 
in  merchandising  in  Richmond,  Virginia. 

9  Joel  William,  and  Robert  Miller  Mottley  are  unmarried. 
They  are  engaged  in  business  in  West  Virginia. 

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8  Meriwether  Cobbs  Mottley,  born  1828,  was  never  mar¬ 
ried.  He  spent  his  early  life  in  merchandising.  He  entered 
the  Confederate  army  in  1861,  broke  down  in  the  disastrous  re¬ 
treat  from  Cheat  Mountain  and  never  recovered  from  the  effects. 
He  died  a  few  years  after  the  war. 

8  Joel  Wm.  Mottley,  born  1835,  never  married.  He  spent 
four  years  in  the  Confederate  army,  and  after  war  went  to  Texas 
where  he  met  his  death  by  cowardly  assassination. 

8  Charles  Adolphus  Mottley,  born  1838,  never  married.  He 
entered  the  Confederate  army  in  1861,  and  died  a  few  months 
thereafter  in  Richmond,  Virginia. 

7  Meriwether  Lewis  Cobb,  youngest  child  of  Captain  Rob¬ 
ert  Cobb,  was  born  March  4,  1805.  He  never  married.  He 
graduated  from  Hampden-Sidney,  1825,  and  from  the  Medical 
College  of  Pennsylvania  in  1827.  He  located  in  the  practice  of 
medicine  in  Surry  county,  Virginia.  He  died  1828. 

5  JOHN  COBBS. 

John  Cobbs  was  the  son  of  John  Cobbs  of  Goochland,  and 
the  younger  of  the  three  brothers  who  appear  on  the  records  of 
Louisa  county,  Virginia.  His  name  first  appears  on  the  records 
in  the  will  of  his  brother  Samuel  who  bequeaths  one  thousand 
acres  of  land  to  him  and  his  brother  Edmund,  situated  on  Ivy 
Creek  in  Bedford  county,  Virginia,  and,  as  illustrative  of  the  ob¬ 
scurity  with  which  the  early  life  of  John  Cobbs  seems  to  have 
been  surrounded,  and  the  difficulties  attending  the  efforts  to  trace 
him,  it  may  be  mentioned  in  this  connection  that,  while  Edmund 
settled  on  this  land,  and,  as  shown  by  the  settlement  of  his  estate 
in  1799,  more  than  forty  years  after  the  execution  of  the  will 
of  Samuel  Cobbs,  was  still  in  possession  of  the  entire  1000  acres, 
which  was  distributed  among  his  children,  there  is  nothing  on 
the  records  of  Bedford  county  to  show  how  Edmund  got  into  pos¬ 
session  of  the  whole,  or  that  John  Cobbs  ever  transferred  his 
portion  to  any  one. 

The  first  that  we  see  of  John  Cobbs  on  the  record,  after 

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he  is  mentioned  in  the  will  of  his  brother  Samuel,  is  in  Granville 
county,  North  Carolina,  in  a  deed  to  land  purchased  by  him  from 
Wm.  Moore  in  1769.  This  purchase  is  made  just  before  his  mar¬ 
riage  to  Mildred,  daughter  of  Howell  and  Mary  Lewis,  and  is 
witnessed  by  Thomas  Cobbs,  Howell  Lewis  and  Mary  Lewis,  and 
his  marriage  took  place  September  6,  1769,  after  which  he  dis¬ 
appears  from  the  records  again  until  1784,  when  he  reappears  on 
the  records  of  Goochland  county,  Virginia,  from  which  county 
he  originally  came,  in  the  payment  of  taxes  on  property  in  that 
county.  In  this  entry  he  is  described  as  John  Cobbs  of  Geor¬ 
gia,  and  finally  by  deed  of  gift  on  record  in  Washington  county. 
Georgia,  we  find  him  described  as  John  Cobbs  of  Columbia 
county,  Georgia,  deed  bearing  date  August  1791.  His  descend¬ 
ants  are  noticed  under  the  head  of  Howell  Lewis,  whose  daugh¬ 
ter,  Mildred,  he  married  1 769- 

5  EDMUND  COBBS 

Is  the  son  of  John  Cobbs  of  Goochland  county,  Virginia, 
and  a  younger  brother  of  Samuel  Cobbs,  who  married  Mary 
Lewis,  that  is,  he  was  one  of  the  three  sons  of  John  Cobbs — 
Samuel,  Edmund  and  John.  Edmund  Cobbs  first  appears  on  the 
records  in  the  will  of  his  brother  Samuel  on  record  in  Louisa 
county,  Virginia,  in  which  Samuel  bequeaths  to  his  two  brothers, 
Edmund  and  John,  1,000  acres  of  land  jointly,  located  on  Ivy 
creek  in  Bedford  county,  Virginia,  and  in  the  division  of  Ed¬ 
mund  Cobbs’  estate  in  1799,  this  identical  land,  which  we  find 
described  in  the  will  of  Samuel  Cobbs  in  1758,  is  described  as 
part  of  his  estate.  A  curious  fact  connected  with  this  bequest 
of  Samuel  Cobbs  to  his  brothers  is,  that  there  is  nothing  on  rec¬ 
ord  to  show  that  John  Cobbs  ever  transferred  his  interest  in  this 
land  to  any  one,  and  no  record  evidence  as  to  how  Edmund  Cobbs 
ever  came  into  possession  of  the  whole  of  it.  Perhaps  it  was  a 
case  of  “squatter  sovereignty.” 

Edmund  Cobbs  died  intestate  and  his  estate  was  divided 
between  his  widow  and  ten  children,  as  follows:  Mrs.  Sarah 

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Cobbs  widow,  and  Elizabeth  who  married  William  Tompkins; 
John  Cobbs,  Reuben  Cobbs,  Edmund  Cobbs,  Samuel  Cobbs, 
Waddy  Cobbs,  Jeffry  Cobbs,  Wm.  Cobbs,  and  Judith,  now  mar¬ 
ried  to  John  Staples.  Edmund  Cobbs  married  Sarah  Lewis, 
daughter  of  “Planter  John  Lewis’’  of  Albemarle  county,  Vir¬ 
ginia,  who  is  distinctly  referred  to  in  his  will  as  “Sarah  Cobbs.’’ 
Of  the  ten  children  of  Edmund  Cobbs  we  have  not  been  able 
to  obtain  data  of  any  of  them  but  John  Lewis,  Waddy  and  Ed¬ 
mund.  Five  sons  and  two  daughters  have  been  entirely  lost  sight 
of  and  their  descendants  have  no  doubt  lost  sight  of  their  line 
of  descent. 


6  JOHN  LEWIS  COBBS. 

John  Lewis  Cobbs  was  the  oldest  son  of  Edmund  Cobbs  and 
Sarah  Lewis.  His  name  appears  with  that  of  his  mother  as  a 
witness  to  the  inventory  and  appraisement  of  his  father’s  estate 
in  1799-  He  married  first  Miss  Susannah  Hamner,  daughter  of 
Nicholas  Hamner  of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  and  second,  he 
married  Mrs.  Judith  (Price)  Noel.  Issue  by  first  marriage: 

7  ’Nicholas  Hamner  Cobbs  married  Lucy  Henry  Landonia 
Cobbs. 

7  2Elizabeth  Cobbs  married  Junius  A.  Clay. 

7  3Sarah  Lewis  Cobbs  married  Captain  Henry  Jones. 

7  4  John  Lewis  Cobbs  married  Mary  Bolling  and  had  one  child, 
Bolling  Cobbs. 

7  5  James  Madison  Cobbs  married  first  Eliza  Alexander,  second. 
Celeste  Slaughter. 

7  6Damarius  Cobbs  married  Jesse  Alexander  Barton. 

7  7 Cary  Ann  Cobbs. 

7  8 Agnes  Cobbs  married  Dr.  John  Slaughter. 

7  9Anne  Hamner  Cobbs  married  Baker  Davidson. 

Issue  by  second  marriage  with  Mrs.  Noel: 

7  10Virginia  Cobbs  married  Charles  William  Price. 

7  ’’Thomas  Nelson  Cobbs  married  first  Mary  Bedford  Averill, 

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second,  Louisa  Taylor,  third,  Sarah  Taylor,  fourth,  Mar¬ 
garet  Bedford. 

7  3  2 Amanda  Cobbs  married  John  Lackland. 

7  Nicholas  Hamner  Cobbs,  the  oldest  son  of  John  Lewis 
Cobbs,  born  in  Bedford  county,  Virginia,  February  5,  179b, 
married  Lucy  Henry  Landia,  daughter  of  Edmund  Cobbs  of  the 
same  county.  She  was  his  first  cousin  and  at  one  time  his  pupil 
when  he  was  principal  of  New  London  Academy.  They  had 
issue  as  follows: 

8  1  George  Washington. 

8  2Robert  Addison  married  Elizabeth  Storrs;  no  issue. 

8  3Susan  Hamner  married  Rev.  John  Marsh  Mitchel  and  left 
one  child,  a  daughter. 

8  4Mary  Lee  Cobbs. 

8  5John  Lewis  Cobbs  married  Dorothy  Evans  Peagues. 

8  6Richard  Hooker  Cobbs  married  Frances  Ann  Avery. 

8  "Martha  Smith  Cobbs  married  John  Alexander  Elerbe. 

8  8Leighton  Cobbs. 

8  9Charlotte  Walker  Cobbs  married  Nicholas  Cobbs  Elerbe  and 
had  issue. 

8  John  Lewis  Cobbs  and  Dorothy  Evans  Peagues  had  seven  chil¬ 

dren  as  follows:  Nicholas  Hamner  Cobbs,  John  Lewis 
Cobbs,  Christopher  Claudius  Cobbs,  Lucy  Hamner  Cobbs, 
Leighton,  Bessie  Evans,  and  Edward  Elerbe  Cobbs. 

9  John  Lewis  Cobbs,  son  of  John  Lewis,  and  grandson  of  Bishop 

Nicholas  Hamner  Cobbs,  married  Ida  Woodfin.  Issue: 
John  Lewis  Cobbs,  Isabel  Cobbs,  Woodfin  Cobbs,  Nicholas 
Hamner  Cobbs. 

9  Christopher  Claudius  Cobbs,  son  of  John  Lewis  Cobbs,  and 
grandson  of  Bishop  Nicholas  Hamner  Cobbs,  married  Annie 
Westcote  and  had  issue  as  follows:  Mary  Ella  Cobbs, 
Christopher  Claudius  Cobbs,  Dorothy  Cobbs,  fourth  name 
illegible. 

9  Edward  Elerbe  Cobbs,  son  of  John  Lewis  Cobbs  and  Dorothy 
Peagues,  and  grandson  of  Bishop  Nicholas  Hamner  Cobbs, 

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married  Edith  Harter,  and  have  one  son,  John  Hunter 
Cobbs. 

8  Richard  Hooker  Cobbs,  son  of  Bishop  Nicholas  Hamner 

Cobbs,  married  Frances  Ann  Avery  and  had  issue  as  fol¬ 
lows  : 

9  1John  Hunter  Cobbs. 

9  2Jtichard  Hooker  Cobbs  married  Lida  Tunstal. 

9  3Francis  Avery  Cobbs  married  first  Eleanor  Randolph, 
second  Fanny  Jones. 

9  4Ann  Cobbs  married  Hollinswink. 

9  5  Mary  Elerbe  Cobbs  married  Edwin  S.  Jack. 

9  6Lucy  Landon  Cobbs  married  Nathaniel  Lane  Castleman. 
9  7Edith  Hamner  Cobbs  married  Armistead  Inge  Selden. 

9  8William  Addison  Cobbs  married  Mary  Stringfellow. 

9  Richard  Hooker  Cobbs,  son  of  Richard  Hooker  Cobbs  and  his 

wife  Frances  Ann  Avery,  and  grandson  of  John  Lewis 
Cobbs,  married  Lida  Tunstal  and  had  issue:  Augusta 
Cobbs,  Richard  Hoker  Cobbs,  John  Cobbs,  Wyley  Tunstal 
Cobbs  (last  two  twins). 

9  Francis  Avery  Cobbs,  son  of  Richard  Hooker  Cobbs  and 
Frances  Ann  Avery,  married  first  Eleanor  Randolph,  sec¬ 
ond,  Fannie  Jones,  and  have  one  son,  Richard  Hooker 
Cobbs. 

9  Ann  Cobbs,  daughter  of  Richard  Hooker  and  Frances  Ann 
Avery,  married  Charles  Stolenwert.  They  have  one  child, 
Edith  Manson  Stolenwert. 

9  Edith  Manson  Cobbs,  daughter  of  Richard  Hooker  Cobbs  and 

Frances  Ann  Avery,  married  Armistead  Inge  Selden.  They 
have  one  child,  Frances  Selden. 

10  William  Addison  Cobbs,  son  of  Richard  Hooker  Cobbs  and 

Frances  Ann  Avery,  grandson  of  John  Lewis  Cobbs,  and 
great-grandson  of  Bishop  Nicholas  Hamner  Cobbs,  mar¬ 
ried  Mary  Stringfellow.  They  have  one  child,  William 
Addison  Cobbs. 

8  Charlotte  Walker  Cobbs,  youngest  daughter  of  Bishop  Nich¬ 
olas  Hamner  Cobbs,  married  Nicholas  Cobbs  Elerbe.  Is- 

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sue:  Clarence  Heber  Elerbe,  Irene  Semple  Elerbe. 

9  Irene  Semple  Elerbe  married  Dr.  William  Bonnel  Walker, 
who  occupies  a  chair  in  the  medical  department  of  the  Uni¬ 
versity  of  the  South.  No  issue. 

As  has  been  seen,  Bishop  Cobbs  was  born  in  Bedford  county, 
Virginia,  February  5,  1796.  He  was  educated  in  the  best  schools 
of  Virginia,  and  began  his  active  life  as  an  educator.  One  of 
his  first  positions  was  as  principal  of  New  London  Academy, 
but  he  soon  turned  his  attention  to  the  ministry,  and  one  of  his 
earliest  ministerial  charges  was  in  his  native  county  at  St.  Ste¬ 
vens  Church,  twelve  or  fifteen  miles  west  of  Lynchburg  on  the 
old  Forest  Road,  and  he  continued  in  the  service  of  this  parish 
until  he  was  called  to  build  up  some  other  weak  point  in  the 
diocese.  There  are  hundreds  now  living  in  Bedford  and  adjoin¬ 
ing  counties  whose  parents  and  grandparents  were  led  to  the 
Christian  altar  and  baptized  into  the  church  by  the  Reverend 
Nicholas  Cobbs  and  whose  marriage  ceremonies  he  performed 
and  at  whose  funeral  rites  he  officiated.  Mr.  Cobbs  served  a 
number  of  other  parishes  in  the  diocese  of  Virginia  during  his 
ministry,  and  his  success  in  building  up  the  church,  not  so  much 
upon  a  financial  as  a  spiritual  basis,  was  marked  in  every  field. 

The  Reverend  Nicholas  Hamner  Cobbs  was  ordained  bishop 
at  Philadelphia,  and  installed  at  once  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of 
Alabama.  The  services  of  Bishop  Cobbs  after  his  promotion  to 
the  Episcopacy  were  even  more  marked  than  they  were  during 
his  ministry.  His  manner  and  methods,  however,  were  ever  un¬ 
ostentatious,  and  being  actively  engaged  in  the  labors  of  the  dio¬ 
cese  he  devoted  very  little  time  to  literary  work,  and  left  little 
for  publication  except  sermons.  He  died  in  Montgomery,  Ala¬ 
bama,  in  1861,  at  the  age  of  sixty-five.  His  widow  and  a  large 
family  of  children  survived  him. 

John  Lewis  Cobbs  was  the  only  one  of  Bishop  Cobbs’  sons 
who  ever  engaged  in  public  life,  and  he  seems  to  have  been  lit¬ 
erally  dragged  into  it.  He  was  for  a  number  of  years  a  dry 
goods  merchant  in  Montgomery,  but  after  the  close  of  the  war 

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between  the  states  and  the  restoration  of  Alabama,  he  was  called 
from  his  retirement  and  made  treasurer  of  the  state. 

7  Sarah  Lewis  Cobbs,  daughter  of  John  Lewis  Cobbs  and  his 

wife  Susannah  Hamner,  married  Captain  Henry  Jones  and 
had  issue: 

8  1  Susan  Adeline  Jones  married  William  Harris  Lee. 

8  2Edwin  Nicholas  Jones. 

8  3Mary  Ann  Sarah  Jones. 

8  4Agnes  J.  Jones. 

8  8 Elizabeth  Amanda  Jones. 

8  6John  William  Jones  married  Sallie  Williams  Andrews. 

8  Susan  Adeline  Jones,  daughter  of  Sarah  Lewis  Cobbs  and 

Captain  Henry  Jones,  married  Wm.  Harris  Lee  and  had 
issue: 

9  1  Wm.  Henry  Lee  married  Bettie  Murrell.  Infant  child, 

died. 

9  2Mary  Ella  Lee  married  Harold  Peters  Read. 

9  3Jones  Edwin  Lee  married  Sarah  Virginia  Lee. 

9  4John  Addison  Lee  married  Elizabeth  Fitzgerald. 

9  8Sarah  Elizabeth  Lee. 

9  6Samuel  Custis  Lee  married,  first,  Martha  Gowings,  sec¬ 
ond,  Sarah  Lewis  Jones. 

9  Mary  Ella  Lee  and  Harold  Peters  Read  had  issue:  Annie 

Belle  Read,  and  infant  name  unknown. 

9  James  Edwin  Lee,  son  of  Susan  Adeline  Jones  and  Wm.  Har¬ 
ris  Lee,  and  grandson  of  Sarah  Lewis  Cobbs,  married  Vir¬ 
ginia  Lee  and  had  issue:  Ada  Arnold  Lee,  Sarah  Elizabeth 
Lee,  Edwin  Cecil  Lee,  Caroline  May  Lee,  Wm.  Howard 
Lee,  Samuel  Hunt  Lee,  Gilmore  Thomas  Lee,  Kirtley  Lee, 
Booker  Lee,  Susan  Adeline  Lee,  Robert  Fitzhugh  Lee. 

9  John  Adison  Lee  and  Elizabeth  Fitzgerald  had  issue:  Wil¬ 
liam  Otway  Lee,  Harriet  Fitzgerald  Lee,  Thomas  Fitzger¬ 
ald  Lee,  Samuel  Lee. 

9  Samuel  Custis  Lee,  son  of  Wm.  Harris  Lee,  and  grandson  of 
Sarah  Lewis  Cobbs,  by  his  second  marriage  with  Sarah 
Lewis  Jones  had  one  child,  Annie  Stewart  Lee. 

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8  John  Wm.  Jones,  son  of  Captain  Henry  Jones  and  Sarah 
Lewis  Cobbs,  married  Sallie  Williams  Andrews  and  had  is¬ 
sue:  Sarah  Lewis  Jones  married  Samuel  Custis  Lee;  Charles 
Wm.  Jones  married  Mrs.  Adeline  Booker;  Ettie  Vernon 
Jones,  Mary  Henry  Jones,  Helen  St.  Clair  Jones,  Agnes 
Surrenia  Jones,  Fannie  Elizabeth  Jones,  James  Nicholas 
Jones. 


7  JAMES  MADISON  COBBS. 

Madison  Cobbs  was  the  second  son  of  John  Lewis  Cobbs 
and  his  wife  Susannah  Hamner.  He  was  born  1798  in  Bedford 
county,  Virginia,  where  he  spent  his  boyhood  and  early  manhood. 
Early  in  life  he  made  Lynchburg  his  home,  where  he  engaged 
in  merchandising,  selecting  the  dry  goods  trade  as  his  line,  op¬ 
erating  at  different  times  individually,  or  under  the  firm  name 
of  Cobbs  &  Armistead,  or  Cobbs,  Armistead  &  Henderson. 

Mr.  Cobbs  was  a  model  of  the  old-school  gentleman,  and 
was  a  contradiction  to  the  generally  accepted  idea  of  the  dry 
goods  merchant.  No  one  ever  thought  of  questioning  his  integ¬ 
rity,  and  his  reputation  for  the  most  scrupulous  veracity  was 
everywhere  recognized.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  civil  war  he 
suspended  business,  but  resumed  again  at  its  close,  but  soon 
found  that  any  kind  of  success  depended  upon  the  adoption  of 
methods  wholly  foreign  to  his  convictions  and  at  war  with  the 
teachings  of  a  lifetime,  and  hence  he  retired  from  business. 

Mr.  Cobbs  married  his  cousin,  Eliza,  daughter  of  Sarah 
Lewis  Cobbs  and  John  Alexander,  and  had  issue: 

8  1  Sarah  Hamner  Cobbs  married  Thomas  McNeil. 

8  2 Margaret  Gwatken  Cobbs  married  Thomas  Knight  Scott. 

8  3Edward  Alexander  Cobbs;  no  record. 

8  Sarah  Hamner  Cobbs,  daughter  of  James  Madison  Cobbs, 
married  Thomas  McNeil,  had  issue  as  follows:  Ralph  Mc¬ 
Neil,  Eliza  Cobbs  McNeil,  Edward  Parkinson  McNeil, 
Virginia  McNeil,  James  Alexander  McNeil,  Henry  Mc¬ 
Neil. 


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8  Margaret  Gwatken  Cobbs,  daughter  of  James  Madison  Cobbs, 

married  Thomas  Knight  Scott,  had  issue  as  follows: 

9  1  Jessie  Scott  married  Dr.  Charles  Montgomery.  They 
have  infant  child. 

9  2Eliza  Huxley  Scott  married  Grecian  Nixon. 

9  3 John  Goodwin  Scott. 

9  4 Helen  Nelson  Scott. 

9  Eliza  Huxley  Scott,  daughter  of  Margaret  Gwatkin  Cobbs, 

and  granddaughter  of  James  Madison  Cobbs,  married  Gre¬ 
cian  Nixon,  and  had  issue:  Pope  Nixon,  Thomas  Scott 
Nixon,  Margaret  Cobbs  Nixon. 

7  Damarius  Cobbs,  daughter  of  John  Lewis  Cobbs,  married 

Jesse  Alexander  Burton  and  had  issue  as  follows: 

8  1  Margaret  Macon  Burton  married  James  Samuel 
Mackey. 

8  2Susan  Hamner  Burton  married  James  Booker  Nolin. 

8  3 Elizabeth  Clay  Burton  married  James  Samuel  Mackey. 

8  4John  Madison  Burton  married  Ella  Wilson  Berry. 

8  Margaret  Macon  Burton,  daughter  of  Damarius  Cobbs  and 

her  husband,  married  James  Samuel  Mackey  and  had  issue 
as  follows : 

9  1  Alfred  Price  Mackey  married  Mary  Julia  Lackey. 

9  2Lelia  Mitfone  Mackey  married  Charles  Price  Nowlen. 

9  3Alexander  Burton  Mackey  married  Agnes  Locket  Mor¬ 
ton. 

9  4James  Merton  Mackey  married  Elizabeth  Macon  Davis. 
9  5Mary  Damarius  Mackey  married  Venable  Watkins  Da¬ 
vis. 

9  6 Carrie  Cobbs  Mackey. 

9  Alfred  Price  Mackey  and  Mary  Julia  Lackey,  had  issue: 

Price  Armstrong  Mackey,  Margaret  Macon  Mackey,  Alfred 
Baxter  Mackey. 

8  Susan  Hamner  Burton,  daughter  of  Damarius  Cobbs,  and  her 
husband  James  Booker  Nowlin  had  issue: 

9  1  Charles  Price  Nowlin  married  Lelia  Mitford  Mackey. 

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Issue:  Virginia  Margaret  Nowlin,  Ross  Booker  Now¬ 
lin,  James  Samuel  Nowlin. 

9  2Virginia  Susan  Nowlin. 

9  3John  Burton  Nowlin  married  Roberta  Ellis  Hall. 

9  4  Jesse  Graham  Nowlin. 

8  John  Madison  Burton,  son  of  Damarius  (Cobbs)  Burton,  and 
grandson  of  John  Lewis  Cobbs,  married  Ella  Wilson  Berry 
and  had  issue:  Mabel  Burton,  Edith  Burton,  George  Lewis 
Burton,  Ruth  Burton,  John  Marvin  Burton. 

7  Ann  Hamner  Cobbs,  daughter  of  John  Lewis  Cobbs  and  his 
wife  Susannah  Hamner,  married  Baker  Davidson  and  had 
issue:  two  daughters,  marriage  of  one  unknown,  the  other 
married  William  Lackland  and  had  issue:  Nannie  Lack- 
land,  Thomas  Cobbs  Lackland. 

7  Agnes  Cobbs,  daughter  of  John  Lewis  Cobbs,  married  Dr. 
John  Slaughter.  Issue:  Susan  Slaughter,  marriage  un¬ 
known. 

7  Virginia  Cobbs,  daughter  of  John  Lewis  Cobbs  by  his  second 
marriage,  married  Charles  William  Price  and  had  issue  as 
follows : 

8  1  Virginia  Price  married  William  Black. 

8  2Mary  Price  married  Travis  Alexander;  issue:  Lena  Al¬ 
exander,  Daisy  Alexander. 

8  3Ida  Price  married  Allen  Barnes. 

8  4  Olivia  Price. 

8  5  Charles  William  Price. 

8  6Willie  Price  married  Dr.  Doubleday. 

7  Thomas  Nelson  Cobbs,  son  of  John  Lewis  Cobbs  by  his  second 
marriage,  married  first  Mary  Avery  and  had  issue:  infant, 
daughter  dying  at  birth ;  by  second  marriage  with  Miss 
Louisa  Taylor,  one  son,  Wm.  Byars  Cobbs  married  a  Hen¬ 
ley;  issue:  Marion  Cobbs;  by  third  marriage  with  Sarah 
Taylor,  one  son,  Charles  Price  Cobbs. 

6  Waddy  Cobbs  is  one  of  the  three  sons  of  Edmund  Cobbs  and 
Sarah  Lewis  who  has  not  been  entirely  lost  to  history.  He 
married  Miss  Margaret  Gwatkin  and  they  had  ten  children 

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whose  names  have  all  been  preserved,  and  the  marriages  of 
four  are  matters  of  record,  but  we  have  no  account  of  the 
descendants  of  any  except  Sarah  Lewis  and  Eliza  Frances. 
The  names  of  the  children  of  Waddy  Cobbs  and  Margaret 
Gwatkin  follow: 

7  1  Charles  Gwatkin  Cobbs  married  Ann  Cobbs. 

7  2Sarah  Lewis  Cobbs  married  John  Alexander. 

7  3 Mary  Caloway  Cobbs  married  Hartwell  Eppso. 

7  4James  L.  Cobbs. 

7  5Lemira  Cobbs. 

7  GEliza  Frances  Cobbs. 

7  7  Martha  Cobbs. 

7  8 Catherine  Cobbs. 

7  9 Nancy  Cobbs. 

7  10Emily  Cobbs  married  a  Mr.  Nelson. 

7  Sarah  Lewis  Cobbs  married  John  Alexander  and  had  issue: 

8  1  Charlotte  L.  Alexander  married  John  F.  Sale. 

8  2Sarah  Ann  Alexander  married  Dr.  Thomas  H.  Nelson. 

8  3Mary  Glenn  Alexander  married  Dr.  William  Davis. 

8  4John  D.  Alexander  married  Mary  Pannil. 

8  5  Olivia  Alexander  married  first  Robert  Camm,  and  sec¬ 
ond,  Edwin  R.  Page. 

8  6Eliza  Alexander  married  James  Madison  Cobbs. 

8  7 Susan  Alexander  married  James  Van  Hoose. 

8  8  Robert  Alexander. 

8  9Edward  Alexander. 

8  10Roberta  Alexander  married  a  Mr.  Hilton. 

8  Sarah  Ann  Alexander  and  Dr.  Thomas  H.  Nelson  had  issue: 

9  1  Charles  Sumerious  Nelson,  single. 

9  2John  Alexander  Nelson,  single. 

9  3  Hugh  Nelson,  single. 

9  4Wm.  Steptoe  Nelson,  single. 

9  BEliza  K.  Nelson  married  Dr.  James  A.  Boyce. 

9  8Thomas  Walker  Nelson  married  first  Lelia  McDaniel, 
second  a  Miss  Morison. 

9  7 Charles  Kenlock  Nelson  married  Etta  Scott. 

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9  8Helen  Lewis  married  J.  N.  Early. 

8  Mary  Glenn  Alexander  and  Dr.  William  Davis  had  issue: 

9  4Mary  Caloway  Davis  married  Governor  Wm.  Dunington 
Bloxham.  He  was  a  member  of  Congress  from  Florida 
and  twice  governor  of  the  state. 

9  2Sarah  Ann  Davis. 

9  3Eliza  Davis  married  Isham  Miller  Blake. 

9  4 Katherine  Davis. 

9  5  John  Alexander  Davis. 

9  6Edward  Micajah  Davis. 

9  "William  Davis. 

9  Mary  Callaway  Davis  and  Governor  Bloxham  had  issue:  Wm. 

Davis  Bloxom,  Martha  William  Bloxom. 

9  Eliza  Davis  and  Isham  Miller  Blake  had  issue: 

10  4Mary  Alexander  Blake  married  Walter  James  Glenn. 

10  2 Annie  Blanche  Blake. 

10  3 Joe  Clifton  Blake. 

10  4 Lewis  Gwynn  Blake. 

10  5Miller  William  Blake  married  Nancy  Graves. 

10  6Katherine  Byrd  Blake. 

10  7  John  Cromartis  Blake. 

10  Mary  Alexander  Blake  and  Walter  James  Glenn  had  issue: 
William  Dunnington  Glenn,  Bloxham  Glenn,  Anna  Blanche 
Glenn,  George  Baxton  Glenn,  William  Bloxham  Glenn. 

6  Edmund  Cobbs  was  the  third  son  of  Edmund  Cobbs  and  Sarah 
Lewis,  in  the  order  named  in  the  settlement  of  the  estate, 
and  grandson  of  John  Cobbs  of  Goochland  county,  Vir¬ 
ginia.  He  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Manson  of  Bedford 
county,  Virginia,  which  was  also  his  native  county.  He 
owned  a  large  plantation  seven  or  eight  miles  west  of 
Lynchburg  on  the  Lexington  turnpike,  where  he  resided  and 
raised  his  family.  They  had  issue  as  follows: 

7  JLucy  Henry  Landonia  Cobbs  married  Bishop  Nicholas 
Hamner  Cobbs. 

7  2Eleanor  Cobbs  married  Oliphant.  Issue:  Lucy  Oli- 
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phant,  and  Mary  Oliphant  who  married  a  Martinez. 
Issue:  Louise  Martinez,  George  Martinez. 

7  3  Mary  Adeline  Cobbs  married  Henry  Landon  Davies. 

7  4  Frederick  Augustus  Cobbs. 

7  5John  Cabell  Cobbs. 

7  Mary  Adeline  Cobbs  and  Henry  Landon  Davies  had  issue: 

8  Elizabeth  Read  Davies  married  Montraville  Whitson 

Gudger. 

8  2Virginia  Washington  Davies  married  William  Swearin¬ 
gen. 

8  3 Tamerlane  Wm.  Whiting  Davies  married  first  Susan 
Clayton,  married  second  Nettie  Alice  Galanus. 

8  4  Mary  Landon  Davies  married  a  Hensley. 

8  5Letitia  Terry  Davies. 

8  6Charlotte  Wilson  Davies. 

8  7  Addison  Meriwether  Davies  married  Mary  Anna 
Townes. 

8  8Charlotte  Davies  married  first  Edgar  A.  Murrell,  second 
McFadden  Alexander  Newell. 

8  Elizabeth  Read  Davies,  daughter  of  Adaline  Cobbs,  and 

granddaughter  of  Edmund  Cobbs  and  Elizabeth  Manson, 
married  Montreville  Whitson  Gudger  and  had  issue  as  fol¬ 
lows:  Montraville  Love  Gudger,  Annie  Dillard  Gudger, 
Mary  Landon  Gudger,  Rosa  Gudger,  Bettie  Cazine  Gudger 
married  J.  G.  Gilbert,  Frances  Gudger  married  S.  P.  Bolin, 
James  Gallatin  Gudger,  Charles  Meigs  Gudger. 

8  Tamerlane  William  Whiting  Davies,  daughter  of  Adaline 
Cobbs  and  Landon  Davies,  married  and  had  issue  as  fol¬ 
lows:  Clayton  Davies,  Addison  Davies,  Nicholas  Hamner 
Davies,  John  Davies;  and  by  second  marriage  with  Nettie 
Alice  Galanus,  Annie  Lucile  Davies. 

8  Charlotte  Davies  married  first  Edgar  A.  Murrell  and  had 
issue:  Wm.  Henry  Murrell,  Cornelia  Cobbs  Murrell  mar¬ 
ried  Wm.  Henry  Fields;  and  second  she  married  McFadden 
Newell  and  had  James  Alexander  Newell,  Josephine  Cush¬ 
ing  Newell. 


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8  Addison  Meriwether  Davies  and  Mary  Ann  Townes  had  issue 
as  follows:  Landon  Townes  Davies,  Addison  Meriwether 
Davies,  Bedford  Dispatch  Davies,  Constant  Machen  Dan- 
dridge  Davies,  Joseph  Tamerlane  Davies,  Mary  Pearl 
Breckenridge  Davies,  Francis  Huntington  Davies,  Mary 
Frances  Davies. 

7  John  Cabell  Cobbs,  son  of  Edmund  Cobbs  and  Elizabeth 

Manson,  married  Martha  Broadnax  Carter.  Issue:  Ann 
Elizabeth  Cobbs,  Editha  Lee  Cobbs,  Nicholas  Hamner 
Cobbs,  Susan  Landonia  Cobbs,  Lucy  Landonia  Cobbs  mar¬ 
ried  John  Marshall  Steptoe,  Martha  Cabell  Cobbs,  Richard 
Wilmer  Cobbs  married  Georgie  Smith. 

8  Lucy  Landonia  Cobbs  and  Marshall  Steptoe  had  issue:  Hamp¬ 

den  Early  Steptoe,  Pattie  Wilmer  Steptoe,  Mary  Grace 
Steptoe,  Lucy  Cabell  Steptoe,  Marshall  Steptoe,  Aurie 
Marshall  Steptoe. 

9  Richard  Wilmer  Cobbs  and  Georgie  Smith  had  Winston  Cobbs, 

John  Cabell  Cobbs,  Richard  Wilmer  Cobbs. 

4  THOMAS  COBBS. 

Thomas  Cobbs  of  Goochland,  Hanover  and  Albemarle  coun¬ 
ties,  Virginia,  Granville  count}7.  North  Carolina,  and  Columbia 
county,  Georgia,  was  born  early  in  the  eighteenth  century,  the 
exact  date  not  definitely  known.  Goochland  county,  Virginia, 
was  no  doubt  his  native  county.  As  is  seen,  he  was  so  migratory 
in  early  life  that  it  is  something  like  chasing  a  wil-o’-the-wisp 
to  try  to  keep  up  with  him.  He  was  fourth  in  line  from  Am¬ 
brose  Cobbs,  the  emigrant,  and  was  a  son  of  the  second  Robert 
Cobbs  and  was  a  brother  of  the  third  Robert  of  Henrico  and 
John  of  Goochland. 

The  records  place  Thomas  Cobbs  first  in  Goocldand  until 
1750,  after  which  he  appears  on  the  fee  books  of  Goochland  as 
“Thomas  Cobbs  of  Hanover.”  He  subsequently  removed  to  that 
portion  of  Albemarle  county  which  lay  on  the  south  side  of 

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James  river,  which  was  cut  off  to  form  the  county  of  Bucking¬ 
ham,  and  afterwards  to  Granville  county,  North  Carolina,  on  the 
records  of  which  county  he  appears  for  several  years  prior  to  and 
after  1769.  He  next  appears  on  the  records  of  Columbia  county, 
Georgia,  where  he  evidently  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life,  hav¬ 
ing  lived  to  an  incredible  old  age.  He  first  appears  on  the 
Goochland  records  prior  to  1735,  and  is  reputed  to  have  been 
born  1708  or  1710,  and  as  he  died  in  1832,  he  was  more  than  120 
years  old.  Tradition  says  that  he  was  an  officer  in  the  Revolu¬ 
tion,  but  this  is  not  probable,  as  he  was  over  65  when  the  war 
broke  out.  The  tradition  doubtless  had  its  origin  in  the  fact  that 
he  had  a  son  of  the  same  name  who  was  an  officer  in  the  army. 

5  Thomas  Cobbs,  son  of  the  above  Thomas,  was  an  officer  in 
the  Revolution.  He  married  and  left  issue  but  nothing  is  known 
of  them  except  one  daughter,  Nancy,  who  married  William 
Smith  of  Prince  Edward  county,  Virginia,  and  was  the  ancestor 
of  General  E.  Kirby  Smith  of  the  Confederate  Army.  Their 
children  were  Robert  H.,  Napoleon  B.,  Catherine,  Nancy,  Julia, 
James,  Sterling  and  Mary. 

5  John  Cobbs,  son  of  Colonel  Thomas  Cobbs,  seems  to  have 
been  more  fully  identified  with  his  father  than  any  of  his  chil¬ 
dren.  Indeed  it  seems  that  old  Thomas  was  a  sort  of  migratory 
specimen  for  a  number  of  years,  from  Goochland  to  Hanover,  to 
Albemarle,  to  Granville,  North  Carolina,  until  he  finally  settled 
down  in  Columbia  county,  Georgia,  in  the  latter  part  of  the 
eighteenth  century;  and  it  seems,  so  far  as  the  records  show,  that 
John  is  the  only  one  of  his  sons  that  kept  up  with  him.  There 
is  no  doubt  that  this  is  the  John  Cobbs  whose  name  appears  as 
witness  to  a  deed  of  gift  executed  by  John  Cobbs  conveying  land 
and  negroes  to  his  children  in  1791.  This  John  Cobbs  signs  his 
name  to  that  instrument  as  “John  Cobbs,  Jun.,”  while  the  maker 
of  the  instrument  is  described  as  John  Cobbs  the  elder,  but  they 
are  clearly  not  father  and  son,  as  John  Addison  Cobbs  is  named 
in  the  deed  as  the  son  of  John  Cobbs  the  “elder.”  There  is  no 
doubt  that  this  John  Cobbs  left  a  number  of  sons,  as  there  are 

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many  descendants  of  Thomas  Cobbs  scattered  throughout  Geor¬ 
gia  and  Alabama,  but  there  is  only  one  whose  name  has  come 
down  in  history,  and  we  have  no  well  authenticated  line  of  de¬ 
scent  from  him. 

6  Thomas  W.  Cobb  was  the  son  of  the  abovenamed  John 
Cobbs,  and  grandson  of  Thomas  Cobbs  of  Columbia  county, 
Georgia.  The  paradox  in  the  difference  in  name  of  father  and 
son  is  quite  apparent.  The  father  of  Thomas  W.  Cobb,  in  a 
sworn  statement  to  a  court  paper  in  1796,  signed  his  name 
“Cobbs,”  as  maker  of  the  instrument;  and  the  ancestor  of  another 
line  of  the  Cobbs  family  in  Georgia,  whose  descendants  sign 
their  names  “Cobb,”  in  an  instrument  referred  to  above,  executed 
in  1791,  describes  his  children  as  Cobbs,  and  signs  his  name 
Cobbs.  If  there  was  ever  any  reason  for  the  change  it  has  never 
been  suggested.  The  name  of  Cobbs  has  been  unsullied  as  to 
reputation,  remarkable  for  high  character  and  integrity,  and  dis¬ 
tinguished  for  learning  throughout  their  history,  whicli  makes 
the  change  still  more  unaccountable.  All  of  the  other  branches 
so  far  as  known,  have  retained  the  original  spelling.  Nothing 
but  the  merest  caprice  can  account  for  the  change. 

It  is  asserted  historically  that  Thomas  W.  Cobb  was  edu¬ 
cated  by  his  grandfather,  old  Thomas  Cobbs,  when  nearly  one 
hundred  years  old,  against  the  remonstrances  of  his  friends; 
but,  true  to  the  characteristics  of  his  name,  he  persisted,  and 
lived  to  see  his  grandson  in  the  United  States  senate  from  Geor¬ 
gia. 

Thomas  W.  Cobb  studied  law  with  Wm.  H.  Crawford,  and 
was  eminent  in  his  profession.  He  represented  his  district  in  the 
lower  house  of  Congress,  and  was  also  chosen  United  States 
senator  from  Georgia.  Cobb  county  was  named  in  honor  of  him. 
Mr.  Cobb  was  also  appointed  one  of  the  Superior  Court  judges 
for  Georgia  and  resigned  his  seat  in  the  Senate  to  take  his  seat 
on  the  bench. 

It  is  not  known  who  Thomas  W.  Cobb  married,  nor  is  there 
any  definite  data  in  regard  to  his  children.  There  is  no  doubt, 

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however,  that  Thomas  Cobbs  of  Columbia  county  had  other  sons, 
and  that  a  numerous  descent  has  sprung  from  this  head  of  the 
family  who  have  chosen  to  write  themselves  “Cobb”  instead  of 
“Cobbs.”  There  are  a  great  many  in  Georgia  and  Alabama  who 
spell  their  name  “Cobb,”  who,  from  neglect  or  indifference,  have 
lost  all  trace  of  their  ancestry,  and  know  nothing  of  their  line 
of  descent.  Unlike  the  Frenchman  that  Mark  Twain  tells  about, 
they  are  perfectly  satisfied  about  their  fathers,  but  are  anxiously 
inquiring  about  their  grandfathers. 

Judge  Cobb  of  Alabama  who  represented  the  Tuskegee 
district  in  Congress  for  a  number  of  years  is  of  this  family.  The 
late  Henry  W.  Grady  and  the  widow  of  Governor  H.  Y.  Atkin¬ 
son,  are  also  descended  from  the  same  branch,  but  the  descent  is 
sustained  only  by  tradition,  but  it  is  well  sustained  in  both  fam¬ 
ilies,  and  supported  by  family  records. 

ROBERT  COBBS  OF  HENRICO. 

Robert  Cobbs  was  the  third  son  of  the  second  Robert  Cobbs 
of  York,  grandson  of  the  first  Robert,  and  great-grandson  of 
Ambrose  the  emigrant.  He  was  the  younger  brother  of  John 
and  Thomas  Cobbs  of  Goochland  county,  Virginia,  and  appears 
on  the  deed  books  of  Henrico  from  174-4  to  1748.  His  will  is 
not  recorded  in  Henrico,  and  there  is  no  doubt  that  he  removed 
to  Chesterfield,  or  some  adjoining  county.  There  were  many  of 
the  name  in  Chesterfield,  doubtless  descended  from  this  ancestor. 
The  Randolph  manor,  known  as  “Cobbs,”  was  in  Chesterfield, 
and  the  Randolphs  of  Cobbs  were  intimately  associated,  if  not 
connected,  with  this  branch  of  the  family. 

Chancellor  Cobbs  of  Alabama  is  descended  from  this 
branch.  From  Chancellor  Cobbs  we  have  the  following  verbatim 
account  of  his  family.  Beyond  this  he  knew  nothing:  “My 
father  was  born  in  Manchester,  Virginia,  1777.  His  name  was 
Thomas  and  he  had  a  brother  John.  He  married  three  times, 
the  names  of  his  first  two  wives  were  unknown.  His  third  wife 

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was  a  widow  Hopkins,  nee  Miss  Boone.  He  removed  to  Raleigh, 
North  Carolina,  and  was  at  one  time  mayor  of  the  city.  He  af¬ 
terwards  removed  to  Alabama  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of 
his  life.” 

Chancellor  Cobbs,  when  I  saw  him,  1894,  was  a  well  pre¬ 
served  man  of  about  65.  He  was  a  ripe  scholar,  an  eminent 
lawyer,  and  profound  jurist.  He  was  at  the  time  presiding  over 
the  chancery  court  of  Birmingham,  Alabama.  In  my  general 
search  for  information  I  was  thrown  into  correspondence  with 
Thomas  D.  Cobbs  of  Houston,  Texas,  a  son  of  Chancellor  Cobbs 
of  Alabama,  a  lawyer  of  high  standing,  eminent  in  his  profes¬ 
sion.  He  was  then  general  counsel  for  the  Houston  &  Texas 
Central  railroad. 


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SAMUEL  COBBS  OF  AMELIA. 


Samuel  Cobbs  was  the  first  clerk  of  Amelia  county,  Vir¬ 
ginia,  when  it  was  first  laid  off  in  1735.  He  was  an  appointee 
of  the  crown  and  was  sent  from  Williamsburg  to  take  charge  of 
the  office.  He  continued  clerk  of  the  county  until  he  died  1757. 
It  does  not  appear  that  this  Samuel  Cobbs  was  in  the  same  line 
of  descent  as  Thomas,  John  and  Robert  of  Goochland  and  Hen¬ 
rico,  but  it  is  reasonably  certain  that  he  descended  from  the  same 
common  ancestry;  from  either  Ambrose  or  Joseph  of  York,  who 
were  the  original  emigrants;  and  this  conclusion  in  confirmed  by 
the  fact  that  he  comes  from  the  same  locality,  and  the  same  char¬ 
acteristics  are  shown  in  all  of  his  recorded  writings.  While  the 
date  of  his  birth  is  not  definitely  shown,  the  records  show  that  he 
was  born  prior  to  1700.  He  makes  a  bequest  to  a  grandson  in 
1757,  and  states  that  he  had  been  married  nearly  forty  years, 
from  which  it  follows  that  he  was  over  sixty  at  the  time.  The 
will  of  Samuel  Cobbs  bears  date  June  27,  1757,  and  was  pro¬ 
bated  July  28,  following.  He  left  his  entire  estate  to  his  widow, 
Edith  Cobbs,  but  mentions  his  two  sons,  Samuel  and  John  Cat- 
lin.  The  records  show  that  John  Catlin  Cobbs  remained  in  Ame¬ 
lia  and  married  there,  but  there  is  no  account  of  any  descendants. 
Samuel  Cobbs  returned  to  Williamsburg  as  shown  by  the  records. 
In  the  will  of  his  mother,  Edith  Cobbs,  probated  August  27, 
1761,  all  of  the  property  left  by  the  elder  Samuel,  in  the  town 
of  Williamsburg,  was  bequeathed  to  her  son  Samuel,  and  he  ap¬ 
pears  on  the  records  of  Amelia  as  Samuel  Cobbs  of  Williams¬ 
burg.  There  is  no  account  of  any  of  his  descendants.  He  was 
probably  born  about  1740,  as  he  was  a  minor  at  the  time  his 
father’s  will  was  made. 

Samuel  Cobbs  was  an  officer  in  the  Revolutionary  Army 
and  appears  on  the  land  books  as  Lieutenant  Samuel  Cobbs,  as 
having  received  land  grants  in  consideration  of  military  services. 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


Mrs.  Edith  Cobbs  mentions  in  her  will  two  unmarried 
daughters,  Theodocia  and  Judith,  and  a  granddaughter  Rachel 
Booker;  a  grandson,  Samuel  Cobbs,  is  also  mentioned. 

THOMAS  COBBS. 

Thomas  Cobbs  appears  on  the  records  of  Albemarle  in  deed 
book  2,  August  11,  1760.  His  will  is  also  on  record  in  which 
he  names  two  sons  and  one  daughter,  Thomas  and  Charles  Cobbs 
and  Mary  Campbell.  His  two  sons  are  named  as  executors. 
His  will  was  probated  June  11,  1761. 

Thomas  Cobbs,  the  son  of  above  Thomas  and  executor  of  his 
father’s  will,  appears  on  deed  book  12,  page  508,  Albemarle 
county,  Virginia,  May  11,  1797.  Thomas  Cobbs  and  Mary  his 

wife  convey  certain  lands  to  -  Garth  in  Albemarle  county 

and  commission  is  appointed  by  the  county  court  in  1802  to  ob¬ 
tain  Nancy  Cobbs’  alienation  of  dower. 

Charles  Cobbs,  another  son  of  the  above  Thomas  Cobbs,  ap¬ 
pears  on  the  records  of  Albemarle,  deed  book  2,  page  272,  in  a 
deed  from  William  Walton  to  Charles  Cobbs,  both  of  Albemarle. 
Charles  Cobbs  married  a  daughter  of  this  William  Walton  and 
removed  to  Campbell  county,  Virginia,  where  his  will  is  on  rec¬ 
ord.  He  left  a  large  family  of  sons  and  daughters,  but  they 
seem  to  have  lost  all  trace  of  their  ancestry  beyond  Thomas 
Cobbs  of  1760.  There  can  be  no  doubt  that  they  descended  from 
the  same  line  of  the  other  Cobbs  of  which  we  have  been  treating, 
but  they  have  lost  the  connecting  link. 


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MERIWETHER  FAMILY. 


Stereotyped  family  history  informs  us  that  during  the  reign 
of  Charles  II,  three  brothers,  Nicholas,  Charles  and  David 
Meriwether  left  Wales  and  emigrated  to  the  colony  of  Virginia. 
Whether  there  were  three  or  more  is  not  important.  It  is  certain 
that  Nicholas  came,  and  as  he  will  furnish  more  material  than  we 
can  handle  we  will  content  ourselves  with  him  for  the  present. 

Nicholas  Meriwether  was  born  in  Wales  toward  the  close 
of  the  sixteenth  century  and  died  December  19,  1678.  He  was 
the  father  of  Nicholas,  the  present  subject  of  our  sketch,  and  the 
other  two  traditional  brothers. 

Nicholas  Meriwether,  son  of  the  above-named  Nicholas,  was 
born  in  Wales,  1647,  and  died  in  Virginia  1744.  He  married  Eliz¬ 
abeth  Crawford,  daughter  of  David  Crawford  of  New  Kent  coun¬ 
ty,  Virginia,  and  had  children  as  follows:  William  Meriweth¬ 
er,  David  Meriwether,  Thomas  Meriwether,  Nicholas  Meriwether, 
Elizabeth  Meriwether,  Sarah  Meriwether,  Mary  Meriwether, 
Jane  Meriwether. 

The  Meriwether  family,  confined  to  Nicholas  and  Elizabeth 
Crawford,  would  furnish  material  in  itself  to  make  up  an  ordi¬ 
nary  library.  I  will  therefore  attempt  only  a  partial  sketch  of 
the  family,  confining  myself  to  the  descendants  of  Jane,  who 
has  been  already  disposed  of  under  the  head  of  her  husband,  Col. 
Robert  Lewis  of  Belvoir,  and  David,  who  married  Ann  Holmes. 

2  David  Meriwether,  son  of  Nicholas  Meriwether  and  Eliz¬ 
abeth  Crawford,  born  about  1685,  married  Ann  Holmes,  daughter 
of  George  Holmes,  and  had  children  as  follows:  Thomas,  Fran¬ 
cis,  Nicholas,  Ann,  Sarah,  David. 

Genealogists  differ  as  to  whether  Thomas  Meriwether,  who 
married  Elizabeth  Thornton,  was  a  son  of  David  or  William  Mer~ 
iwether.  I  have,  however,  selected  David,  as  the  weight  of  evi¬ 
dence  seems  to  be  in  his  favor. 


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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


3  Thos.  Meriwether,  oldest  child  of  David  Meriwether  and 
Ann  Holmes,  born  1714-15,  died  1756.  He  married  Elizabeth 
Thornton  and  had  children  as  follows:  Nicholas,  Francis,  Da 
vid,  Mary,  Elizabeth,  Sarah,  Ann,  and  Lucy  Meriwether,  born 
February  4,  1752.  She  married  first,  Col.  William  Lewis  and  was 
the  mother  of  Meriwether  Lewis,  of  whom  mention  is  made  on 
another  page.  She  married  second,  Col.  Marks,  an  officer  of  the 
Revolutionary  army.  She  died  September  8,  1837,  in  her  eighty- 
sixth  year;  Mildred,  Thomas,  and  Jane — as  Governor  Gilmer 
calls  her,  “Pretty  Jane  Meriwether.’’  She  married  Samuel  Dab¬ 
ney;  she  was  the  recognized  beauty  of  the  circle  in  which  she 
moved,  very  pretty,  very  rich,  and  very  much  courted.  Her 
sphere  was  necessarily  wide. 

William,  youngest  son  of  David  Meriwether  and  his  wife, 
Ann  Holmes,  born  December  25,  1730,  in  Louisa  county,  Vir¬ 
ginia,  married  Martha  Cox  Wood  and  had  eight  children,  among 
whom  was  David  Wood  Meriwether  who  was  born  in  1756  and 
married  Mary  Lewis,  daughter  of  John  Lewis  of  Spottsylvania 
county,  Virginia.  He  moved  to  Kentucky,  and  died  in  1795. 

The  following  notes  on  the  Meriwether  family  will  be  nec¬ 
essarily  desultory,  as  the  names  are  so  numerous  that  it  is  im¬ 
possible  in  the  space  allowed  to  take  them  up  in  regular  order. 
They  will  be  for  the  most  part  confined  to  the  descendants  of 
Thomas,  James  and  William  Meriwether,  sons  of  David  Meri¬ 
wether  and  Ann  Holmes  his  wife: 

4  Frank  Meriwether,  born  October  31,  1737,  was  a  son  of  Thom¬ 
as  Meriwether  and  Elizabeth  Thornton,  married  Martha 
Jamison,  and  from  this  marriage  ten  children  resulted  three 
sons  and  seven  daughters:  Thomas,  Valentine,  Nicholas, 
Mary,  Mildred,  Elizabeth,  Lucy,  Margaret,  Nancy  and  Sa¬ 
rah. 

(This  member  of  the  Meriwether  family,  being  included  in 
Governor  Gilmer’s  book  as  one  of  the  North  Georgia  settlers,  was 
doubtless  among  the  pioneers  of  Broad  river,  and  in  further  con¬ 
firmation  of  this,  it  may  be  mentioned  that  two  of  his  children,  a 

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son  and  daughter,  married  a  daughter  and  son  of  Governor  Mat¬ 
hews.  ) 

4  David  Meriwether,  third  son  of  Thomas  Meriwether  and  Eliz¬ 
abeth  Thornton,  born  September  2,  1739,  married  Mary 
Harvie.  They  had  only  two  children,  a  son  and  a  daughter: 
Lewis  B.  Meriwether  married  Elizabeth  Johnson,  and  Mary 
married  Benjamin  Taliaferro.  (David  Meriwether  was  also 
one  of  the  Broad  river  Colony  mentioned  by  Governor  Gil¬ 
mer  in  his  “North  Georgians,”  and  it  is  recorded  in  the  his¬ 
tory  of  Georgia  Methodism,  that  the  first  conference  held 
in  the  State  was  at  the  house  of  David  Meriwether  in  the 
forks  of  Broad  river,  1784.) 

4  Mary  Meriwether,  daughter  of  Thomas  Meriwether  and  Eliz¬ 

abeth  Thornton,  born  April  4,  1742,  married  Peachy  R.  Gil¬ 
mer  of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia.  They  had  two  sons  and 
four  daughters:  Thomas  Gilmer,  George  Gilmer,  Mary 
Peachy,  Lucy,  Elizabeth  and  Francis,  who  married  Richard 
Taliaferro. 

5  Thomas  Gilmer,  son  of  Mary  Meriwether  and  her  husband 

Peachy  R.  Gilmer,  born  about  1765,  maried  Elizabeth  Lewis* 
daughter  of  Thomas  Lewis,  and  granddaughter  of  Irish 
John  Lewis  of  Augusta  county,  Virginia.  They  had  eight 
children:  Peachy  Ridgway  Gilmer,  Thomas  L.  Gilmer, 

Mary,  John,  Wm,  B.,  Charles  Lewis,  Lucy  Anne,  and 
George  Rockingham  Gilmer,  who  married  Eliza  Fran¬ 
ces  Grattan.  (This  family  was  also  among  the  pioneers  of 
Broad  river,  having  left  Virginia  with  the  general  exodus  of 
the  Meriwethers,  just  after  the  close  of  the  Revolution,  and 
the  last-named  son,  George  Rockingham  Gilmer,  represented 
his  district  in  Congress  for  many  years,  and  was  twice  Gov¬ 
ernor  of  Georgia.  A  more  extended  notice  of  him  will  be 
given  in  the  closing  pages  of  the  Meriwether  family.) 

4  Elizabeth  Meriwether,  daughter  of  Thomas  Meriwether  and 
Elizabeth  Thornton,  born  March  3,  1744,  married  Thomas 
Johnson  of  Louisa  county,  Virginia,  known  as  “Sheriff 

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Tom.”  They  had  a  large  family  of  children,  among  whom 
were  Mary  who  married  Henry  Winston,  Elizabeth  who 
married  the  Rev.  John  Poindexter,  Rebecca  who  married  Jo¬ 
seph  Winston,  Lucy  who  married  Wm.  Quarles,  Sarah  who 
married  Richard  Overton,  and  Nanny  who  married  Charles 
Barrett. 

4  Sarah  Meriwether,  daughter  of  Thomas  Meriwether  and  Eliz¬ 
abeth  Thornton,  born  November  26,  1746,  married  Michael 
Anderson  and  had  five  children.  No  marriages  recorded. 

4  Ann  Meriwether,  daughter  of  Thomas  Meriwether  and  Eliza¬ 

beth  Thornton,  born  Mayl,  1750,  married  Richard  Anderson 
and  had  seven  children. 

5  David  Meriwether  Anderson,  son  of  Ann  Meriwether  and  Rich' 

ard  Anderson  as  above,  married  first,  Susan  Moore,  and  sec¬ 
ond,  Mrs.  Mary  Walker  Leitch.  Issue  by  first  marriage: 
Ann,  Catherine,  Richard,  Lucy  Jane,  Elizabeth  Moore,  Lew¬ 
is  ;  no  children  by  second  marriage. 

6  Ann  Anderson,  oldest  daughter  of  David  Anderson  and  Susan 

Moore,  married  William  Porter  and  had  two  children:  Helen 
Porter,  and  J.  Meriwether  Porter. 

6  Lewis  Anderson,  son  of  David  Anderson  and  Susan  Moore, 

ried  Eliza  M.  L.  Leitch  and  had  six  children:  Susan  Moore, 
David  Johnson,  Nannie,  Margaret,  Ellen  Overton,  and  War¬ 
ner  Lewis. 

7  J.  Meriwether  Porter,  son  of  Ann  Anderson  and  William  Por¬ 

ter,  married  Mary  Boothe  and  had  three  children:  Nannie, 
Kate  and  Nellie. 

7  Susan  Moore  Anderson,  daughter  of  Lewis  Anderson  and  Eliza 
Leitch,  married  John  R.  McMurdo  and  had  a  number  of 
children,  but  the  names  of  only  three  have  been  obtained: 
Eliza,  Susan  and  John,  Jr. 

5  Elizabeth  Anderson,  daughter  of  Ann  Meriwether  and  Richard 
Anderson,  married  Waddv  Thomson.  This  Waddy  Thom¬ 
son  was  the  son,  by  a  former  marriage,  of  the  first  Waddy 
Thomson  of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia  and  whose  second 
wife  was  Mary  Lewis,  widow  of  Samuel  Cobbs  and  daughter 

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of  Robert  Leivis  of  Belvoir.  Mr.  George  Woods  Meriwether 
of  Louisville,  Kentucky,  says  in  his  sketch  of  the  Meriwether 
family,  that  Waddy  Thomson,  whom  he  describes  as  Waddy 
Thomson  of  South  Carolina,  whose  son  was  in  Congress  a 
number  of  years  from  that  State,  and  also  minister  to  Mex¬ 
ico,  was  the  same  that  married  Elizabeth  Anderson.  He  died 
in  Greenville,  South  Carolina,  at  an  advanced  age,  in  1845. 
This  settles  the  identity  of  Waddy  Thomson  of  South  Caro¬ 
lina  who  was  minister  to  Mexico,  as  the  grandson  of  Waddy 
Thomson  who  married  Mary.  Lewis  Cobbs. 

4  Lucy  Meriwether,  daughter  of  Thomas  Meriwether  and  Eliz¬ 
abeth  Thornton,  married  first,  Col.  Wm.  Lewis,  second,  Col. 
Marks.  Her  descendants  by  her  first  marriage  are  noted  un¬ 
der  the  head  of  the  Lewis  family.  Col.  Wm.  Lewis  being  one 
of  the  sons  of  Robert  Lewis  of  Belvoir.  By  her  second  mar¬ 
riage  Lucy  Meriwether  had  two  children:  Dr.  John  Marks 
and  a  daughter  named  Mary  who  married  a  gentleman  nam¬ 
ed  Moore.  Mary  Moore  and  her  husband  removed  to  Texas 
and  left  issue.  Among  them  were  Hon.  George  Fellows, 
chief  justice  of  the  State,  and  others. 

4  Mildred  Meriwether  daughter  of  Thomas  Meriwether  and 
Elizabeth  Thornton,  married  John  Gilmer  and  had  eight 
children:  Thomas,  Nicholas,  George,  Francis,  David,  Har¬ 
rison,  Sarah,  Elizabeth  and  James. 

4  Jane  Meriwether,  youngest  child  of  Thomas  Meriwether  and 
Elizabeth  Thornton,  who  has  already  been  mentioned,  irreg¬ 
ularly,  is  taken  up  again  to  supply  omissions.  She  was  born 
April  3,  1757.  Her  mother  provided  wholly  for  her  in  her 
will.  She  having  been  born  after  her  father’s  death,  was 
not  provided  for  in  his  will.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Thornton  Mer¬ 
iwether,  after  the  death  of  her  first  husband,  married  Col. 
Robert  Lewis  of  Belvoir.  As  before  stated,  “Pretty  Jane 
Meriwether”  married  Samuel  Dabney,  and  had  eleven  chil¬ 
dren:  William,  Samuel,  Thomas,  George,  Elizabeth, 

Gharles,  Frank,  Richard,  Mildred,  Edmund  and  John  Dab¬ 
ney. 


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3  James  Meriwether  son  of  David  Meriwether  and  his  wife,  Ann 

Holmes,  born  June  1,  1729,  married  Judith  Hardenis  Burn- 
ly.  They  had  three  children,  General  David  Meriwether  be¬ 
ing  the  oldest. 

4  General  David  Meriwether  was  born  in  Louisa  county,  Vir¬ 

ginia,  1754,  died  in  Clark  county,  Georgia,  1832.  He 
married  Miss  Frances  Wingfield  of  Wilkes  county,  Geor¬ 
gia,  in  1782.  They  had  eight  children:  John  who 
lived  in  Alabama;  Major  James  who  married  several 
times  and  his  daughter  Fannie  married  Thomas  W.  Cobb 
who  was  in  the  United  States  Senate,  and  for  whom  Cobb 
county  was  named;  Dr.  Wm.  Meriwether,  Fannie,  George 
David,  Thomas,  Judith  who  married  Rev.  Mr.  Henning, 
some  of  whose  descendants  are  now  living  in  Memphis,  Ten¬ 
nessee.  David  Meriwether  entered  the  Revolutionary  army 
in  the  Virginia  Continental  line  and  continued  in  active  ser¬ 
vice,  except  when  in  captivity,  until  the  close  of  war.  He 
participated  in  the  battles  of  Monmouth,  Trenton,  Brandy¬ 
wine,  Germantown,  and  the  seiges  of  Savannah  and  Charles¬ 
ton.  He  was  twice  elected  to  Congress  and  was  appointed 
to  fill  an  unexpired  term  in  the  United  States  Senate.  He 
was  appointed  by  the  President  of  United  States  in  conjunc¬ 
tion  with  General  Jackson,  to  treat  with  the  Southern  In¬ 
dians,  and  held  many  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

5  James  Meriwether,  second  son  of  General  David  Meriwether 

married  and  with  his  family  removed  to  Tennessee  near 
Memphis.  He  was  commissioned  under  the  general  govern¬ 
ment  to  make  treaties  with  the  Creek  and  Cherokee  Indians. 
He  represented  his  district  in  Congress  before  leaving  Geor¬ 
gia. 

5  Dr.  Wm.  Meriwether,  third  son  of  General  David  Meriwether, 
married  a  Miss  Malory  and  left  a  son  and  daughter.  He 
gave  up  medicine  on  account  of  health,  studied  law  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar. 

4  James  Meriwether,  second  son  of  James  and  Judith  Burnlv 
Meriwether,  born  1776,  married  Sarah  Meriwether,  a  rela- 

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tive  and  had  six  children,  only  one  of  whom  left  issue.  Wm. 
Meriwether  of  Louisville,  Kentucky,  was  his  grandchild. 

4  Wm.  Meriwether,  third  son  of  James  and  Judith  Burnly  Mer¬ 

iwether,  married  a  Menslow  and  left  six  children. 

5  David  Meriwether,  second  son  of  Wm.  Meriwether,  last  named, 

was  born  in  Louisa  county,  Virginia,  October  30,  1800.  He 
removed  to  Kentucky  in  early  life  and  his  first  business  ven¬ 
ture  was  in  the  fur  trade,  which  he  conducted  with  energy, 
and  in  which  he  was  eminently  successful.  When  yet  a  young 
man  he  entered  politics  as  a  Democrat,  and  between  1832 
and  1883  he  was  thirteen  times  elected  to  the  Kentucky  Leg¬ 
islature,  becoming  speaker  of  the  House  in  1859.  He  was 
in  the  Constitutional  Convention  of  1849,  and  upon  the  death 
of  Henry  Clay,  was  appointed  by  Governor  Powell  to  fill 
his  unexpired  term  in  the  United  States  Senate;  under  Pres¬ 
ident  Pierce’s  administration  he  was  territorial  governor  of 
New  Mexico  from  1853  to  1857-  He  married  Sarah  Leonard 
of  Massachusetts,  and  had  seven  children:  Catherine,  Wil¬ 
liam  Augustine,  Orlando  Raymond,  James  Beverly,  Eliza¬ 
beth,  Mary,  David. 

6  1Catherine  H.  B.  Meriwether,  daughter  of  Governor  Da¬ 
vid  Meriwether  married  Edmund  A.  Graves  of  Leba¬ 
non,  Kentucky.  Issue:  Edmund  A.  Graves  of  San 
Jose,  California;  William,  Charles,  John. 

6  2Wm.  Augustine  Meriwether,  oldest  son  of  Gov.  Meri¬ 
wether  married  first,  Lizzie  Morselle,  second,  Mrs.  Ju¬ 
lia  Morselle  Tryon. 

6  3 Orlando  Raymond  Meriwether  married  Rebecca  Owen. 

6  4James  Beverly,  third  son  of  Gov.  David  Meriwether  mar¬ 
ried,  first,  Martha  Reid,  and  second,  Rebecca  Reider. 

6  5 Elizabeth  Winslow  Meriwether  married  John  Williams. 
6  6Mary  Leonard  Meriwether  married  John  Bartlett. 

6  7  David  Albert  Meriwether  married  Alice  Armistead  and 
had  one  child — Dixie. 

3  William  Meriwether,  son  of  David  Meriwether  and  Ann 
Holmes,  married  Martha  Cox  Wood  of  Louisa  county,  Vir- 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


ginia,  and  had  eight  children:  Elizabeth  married  Nicholas 
Meriwether  and  died  November  27,  1784;  Martha  married 
George  Meriwether  and  died  1786;  David  Wood  Meriweth¬ 
er,  born  1756,  died  1797,  married  Mary  Lewis,  daughter  of 
John  Lewis  of  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia;  Mary  (Lew¬ 
is)  Meriwether,  died  1801. 

4  William  Meriwether,  second  son  of  William  and  Martha  Cox 

Meriwether,  born  1757-8,  married  Sarah  Oldham,  May  24. 
1788,  and  died  June  26,  1814.  His  wife  died  1830.  Mil¬ 
dred,  Sarah,  Valentine,  and  Ann,  were  the  other  four. 

5  Sarah  Lewis,  youngest  daughter  of  David  Wood  Meriwether 

and  Mary  Lewis,  born  September  9,  1794,  married  first  Da¬ 
vid  Farnsly,  January  2,  1814,  and  second  Ebenezer  Wil¬ 
liams,  September  3,  1832,  and  died  1854.  By  her  first  mar¬ 
riage  she  had  six  children  and  by  her  second  marriage  she 
had  two,  Leah  Anne,  and  Sarah  Ebenezer. 

6  Leah  Ann  Williams,  oldest  daughter  of  Sarah  Lewis  Meriweth¬ 

er  and  Ebenezer  Williams,  married  Charles  Pawson  Atmore 
and  had  six  children:  Wm.  Ebenezer,  Charles  Pawson. 
Mary  Lloyd,  Cary,  George  Williams  and  Annie,  born  De¬ 
cember  8,  1858,  married  Paul  Caine,  December  1880. 

7  Annie  Atmore,  Great-granddaughter  of  David  Wood  Meri¬ 

wether  and  his  wife  Mary  Lewis,  married  Paul  Caine  of 
Louisville,  Kentucky,  and  have  two  children,  Sidney  Atmore 
and  Idelle  Meriwether,  born  respectively,  June  26,  1883, 
and  August  3,  1884. 

2  Nicholas  Meriwether  son  of  Nicholas  Meriwether  and  Eliza¬ 
beth  Crawford  was  born  1699  and  married  Mildred  Thorn¬ 
ton.  The  exact  date  of  his  death  is  not  known.  We  learn, 
however,  from  the  will  of  his  father  that  he  died  previous 
to  the  making  of  that  instrument,  December  12,  1743,  as  he 
is  referred  to  in  that,  as  “Nicholas  Meriwether,  deceased,” 
and  one  negro  girl  is  bequeathed  to  his  daughter  Mildred. 
There  is  very  little  known  of  the  children  of  this  marriage, 
except  the  above  reference  to  Mildred,  and  from  tradition, 
and  numerous  records,  which  go  to  confirm  same,  that  he  had 
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a  son  Thomas  who  married  Jane  Lewis,  daughter  of  Robert 
Lewis  of  Belvoir. 

3  Thomas  Meriwether,  son  of  the  above-named  Nicholas  Meri¬ 
wether,  was  born  about  1725,  and  married  Jane,  eldest 
daughter  of  Col.  Robert  Lewis  of  Belvoir.  That  this  Thom¬ 
as  Meriwether  was  the  son  of  Nicholas  and  Mildred  Thorn¬ 
ton  is  shown  by  the  most  conclusive  proofs:  First,  the  elder 
Nicholas  makes  no  mention  of  any  sons  except  William,  Da¬ 
vid,  and  Nicholas.  David  had  no  son  Thomas,  and  William’s 
son  Thomas  married  Elizabeth  Thornton,  so  that  this  Thom¬ 
as  had  nowhere  else  to  look  for  his  paternity;  second,  these 
three  sons  of  Nicholas  Meriwether  and  Elizabeth  Crawford 
being  the  only  males  of  this  generation  of  the  Meriwether 
name,  it  necessarily  follows  that  this  Thomas  was  the  son  of 
Nicholas  Meriwether  and  Mildred  Thornton.  That  this  Thos. 
married  Jane  Lewis  of  Belvoir  is  equally  clear,  as  there  was 
only  one  other  of  the  name  in  the  Colony  at  the  time  and  he 
married  Elizabeth  Thornton.  It  is  only  necessary  to  show 
that  Jane  Lewis  married  a  Thomas  Meriwether,  and  this  is 
abundantly  proved  by  the  will  of  her  father  and  that  of 
Samuel  Cobbs  who  married  her  sister,  and  who  refers  to  her 
as  the  wife  of  Thos.  Meriwether;  and,  finally,  Thomas  Meri¬ 
wether  and  Jane  his  wife  join  in  a  deed  to  Charles  Lewis  of 
Albemarle,  conveying  land  in  1766.  So  that  it  is  clearly 
shown  that  the  only  two  Meriwethers  of  this  generation,  by 
the  name  of  Thomas,  married  respectively  Elizabeth  Thorn¬ 
ton  and  Jane  Lewis.  Some  of  the  descendants  of  Thomas 
Meriwether  and  Jane  Lewis  have  been  obtained  and  herewith 
given. 

3  Thomas  Meriwether  and  Jane  Lewis  had  the  following:  Wm. 

Meriwether,  born  1751;  Robert  Meriwether,  born  1752; 
Thomas  Meriwether,  born  1754;  and  Mary,  Jane,  Elizabeth, 
Nicholas  and  Richard,  younger  children,  date  of  birth  not 
given. 

4  Wm.  Meriwether,  son  of  Thomas  Meriwether  and  Jane  Lewis, 

born  1751,  had  issue  as  follows:  Thomas,  born  1781;  Fran- 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


cis,  born  1785;  Matilda,  born  1790;  Lucinda,  born  1800; 
Jane,  born  1783;  William,  born  1792;  Robert,  born  1795. 

5  Robert  Meriwether,  son  of  the  last-named  William,  and  grand¬ 

son  of  Thomas  Meriwether  and  Jane  Lewis,  married  Martha 
Fuqua  Baker  and  had  issue  as  follows:  Francis  Meriwether, 
born  1824;  Martha  Meriwether,  born  1827. 

6  Martha  Meriwether,  daughter  of  Robert  Meriwether  and  Mar¬ 

tha  Fuqua  Baker,  and  great-granddaughter  of  Thomas  Mer¬ 
iwether  and  Jane  Lewis,  was  born  1827  and  married  David 
W.  Lewis  and  had  issue  as  follows:  Fannie  Grattan  Lewis, 
born  1852,  married  H.  H.  Perry  of  Georgia.  Martha  Whit¬ 
ten  Lewis,  born  1855,  married  Luther  B.  Ramsauer,  Geor¬ 
gia;  Anna,  born  1857,  married  Wm.  Garrett;  Willie  Wells, 

born  - ,  married  James  H.  Littlefield  of  Texas;  Mary 

Reagan,  born  1862,  married  W.  F.  Crussell  of  Georgia. 

The  children  of  Thos.  Meriwether  will  be  found  with  those 
of  Jane  Lewis. 

This  short  sketch  of  the  Meriwether  family  has  not  been 
from  lack  of  material.  As  stated  in  the  outset,  this  family  fur¬ 
nishes  enough  material  for  a  library.  It  would  have  been  impos¬ 
sible,  however,  in  a  work  of  this  scope,  to  have  taken  up  and  fol¬ 
lowed  out  all  of  the  lines,  and  to  have  attempted  it  would  have 
destroyed  all  interest  in  a  general  review  of  the  leading  members 
of  the  family.  Enough  has  been  given  to  preserve  the  general 
features  of  a  family  history  and  to  assist  any  one  in  search  of 
information  in  working  out  their  lines.  The  line  of  Jane  Meri¬ 
wether,  daughter  of  Nicholas  and  Elizabeth  Crawford,  has  been 
run  down  to  completion  under  the  head  of  her  husband,  Robert 
Lewis  of  Belvoir,  and  the  lines  of  David  and  the  second  Nicholas 
have  been  followed  up  as  far  as  information  could  be  obtained. 
We  will  now  conclude  this  sketch  with  a  notice  of  George  Rock¬ 
ingham  Gilmer  and  Meriwether  Lewis,  either  one  of  whose  lives 
furnishes  a  family  history,  in  itself  of  which  any  family  should 
be  proud: 


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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


GEORGE  ROCKINGHAM  GILMER. 

This  member  of  the  Meriwether  family  was  descended  on  all 
sides  from  one  of  the  most  distinguished  connections  of  his  day 
and  generation.  The  Gilmers  being  leaders  in  Virginia,  politi¬ 
cally  and  professionally,  united  with  the  Meriwethers,  and  then 
added  to  that  the  sturdy  Scotch-Irish  characteristics  of  Irish 
John  Lewis,  and  you  have  something  of  the  make-up  of  George 
Rockingham  Gilmer.  His  grandfather,  Peachy  Ridgway  Gilmer, 
born  about  1735,  married  Mary  Meriwether,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Meriwether  and  Elizabeth  Thornton,  born  April  4,  1742,  and 
their  son  Thomas,  father  of  George  Rockingham  Gilmer,  mar¬ 
ried  Elizabeth  Lewis,  daughter  of  Thomas  Lewis,  and  grand¬ 
daughter  of  Irish  John  Lewis  of  Augusta  county,  Virginia,  thus 
combining,  as  above  stated,  the  elements  going  to  make  up  his 
remarkable  character. 

At  what  time  Governor  Gilmer  came  to  Georgia  is  not  defi¬ 
nitely  known.  He  may  have  been  a  native  Georgian  as  many  of 
his  Meriwether  kin  came  to  Georgia  at  the  close  of  the  Revolu¬ 
tion,  and  he  was  born  about  1790.  Be  this  as  it  may,  he  was  a 
Virginian  by  blood,  and  a  thorough  Georgian  by  adoption.  He 
represented  his  district  in  Congress  for  many  years  and  was  twice 
governor  of  the  State.  He  was  an  extreme  Whig  which  party 
had  succeeded  the  Federal  party,  and  the  antagonism  between 
them  and  the  Democratic  party,  and  especially  General  Jackson, 
was  intense.  In  this  antagonism  Governor  Gilmer  shared,  and 
at  times  “out  Heroded  Herod.”  He  fought  Jackson’s  Adminis¬ 
tration  with  all  of  the  vigor  of  his  bright  mind,  and  when  his 
logic  and  reasoning  powers  failed  to  check  the  admirers  and  fol¬ 
lowers  of  Jackson,  he  would  turn  loose  upon  them  his  ridicule 
and  sarcasm  in  which  he  excelled.  For  ridicule  “Nancy  Hart” 
was  his  model.  Nancy  was  a  Revolutionary  heroine,  whose  de¬ 
votion  to  the  cause  of  freedom  was  equaled  by  few  and  surpassed 
by  none;  but  she  was  red-headed  and  cross-eyed  and  utterly  re¬ 
gardless  of  all  of  the  conventionalities  of  life  and  many  were  the 
deeds  of  heroism  that  she  performed,  and  many  times  the  Tories 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


were  made  to  stand  in  mortal  dread  of  “Nancy  Hart.”  On  the 
occasion  of  a  band  of  Tories  raiding  through  North  Georgia,  a 
party  of  three  stopped  at  her  house.  She  was  alone,  and  they 
ordered  her  to  prepare  supper  for  them  which  she  proceeded  to 
do.  When  they  sat  down  to  eat  she  seized  a  musket  and  or¬ 
dered  them  to  surrender.  As  she  had  the  “drop  on  them”  and  be¬ 
ing  cross-eyed,  they  did  not  know  which  one  she  was  pointing  at, 
all  of  them  threw  up  their  hands.  She  stood  guard  over  them  all 
night  and  next  morning  carried  them  off,  prisoners  to  the  camp 
of  the  patriots. 

In  order  to  curry  favor  with  General  Jackson  after  he  be¬ 
came  president,  there  was  always  some  member  of  the  House  of¬ 
ferring  some  resolution  appealing  to  his  vanity,  one  of  which  was, 
that  all  of  the  vacant  niches  in  the  rotunda  of  the  Capitol  be  filled 
with  paintings  of  the  different  battles  he  had  fought.  To  this 
Governor  Gilmer  made  no  objection  but  offered  an  amendment, 
reserving  one  place  for  a  painting  of  Nancy  Hart  crossing  Broad 
river  with  her  clothes  in  one  hand  and  a  musket  in  the  other, 
marching  three  Tory  prisoners  to  the  camp  of  Capt.  Cook.  It  is 
needless  to  say  that  the  resolution  was  killed. 

The  political  school  to  which  Governor  Gilmer  attached  him¬ 
self,  rapidly  become  more  and  more  unpopular,  and  while  his 
party  embodied  hosts  of  the  best  element  of  the  country,  con¬ 
trolled  to  a  large  extent  by  the  giant  mind  of  Henry  Clay,  yet 
the  rank  and  file  drifted  away  from  the  teaching  of  the  fathers, 
and  Governor  Gilmer’s  success  and  even  usefulness  was  materi¬ 
ally  crippled  thereby.  It  will  be  remembered  that  Kentucky  was 
always  a  Whig  State  until  after  the  war,  and  that  Tennessee 
voted  against  Polk  (her  own  son),  for  President. 

MERIWETHER  LEWIS. 

Meriwether  Lewis  has  been  sketched  and  the  story  of  his  ex¬ 
peditions  fully  told  under  that  head  of  the  Lewis  family,  and  the 
result  of  that  expedition  has  told  its  own  story  and  become  part 
of  American  history,  but  why  it  should  ever  have  become  known 
in  history  as  the  expedition  of  Lewis  and  Clark  passes  compre¬ 
hension,  and  proves  that  history  is  no  bar  to  fiction,  but  often 
serves  as  a  basis  upon  which  to  build  it.  The  expedition  was  in 

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no  sense  the  Expedition  of  Lewis  and  Clark,  but  the  expedition 
of  Meriwether  Lewis.  It  is  true  that  Clark  was  with  Lewis  and 
that  lie  was  a  commissioned  officer,  but  he  was  there  by  the  per¬ 
mission  of  Lewis — simply  as  commandant  of  the  privates. 

Mr.  Jefferson  had  just  effected  the  Louisiana  purchase,  but 
that  did  not  reach  to  the  Pacific  and  the  only  means  of  ac¬ 
complishing  this  end  was  by  discovery  and  occupation.  And  to 
this  end  he  turned  his  attention  at  once.  In  his  letter  appointing 
Lewis  to  carry  his  plans  into  execution,  under  date  June  20, 
1803,  he  uses  this  prefatory  language:  “Your  situation  as  Sec¬ 
retary  of  the  President  of  the  United  States  has  made  you  ac¬ 
quainted  with  the  object  of  my  confidential  message  to  congress, 
of  January  18,  1803.  You  have  seen  the  act  and  you  are  appoint¬ 
ed  to  carry  its  provisions  into  execution.”  Clark’s  name  was  at 
no  time  mentioned  in  connection  with  the  expedition.  So  broad 
was  the  authority  given  Lewis  that  he  was  authorized  to  name 
his  successor  so  that,  in  the  event  of  his  death,  no  confusion  would 
result,  and  Clark  could  not  have  succeeded  to  the  command  unless 
named  by  Lewis.  Therefore,  Clarks  name  has  no  legitimate  con¬ 
nection  with  it. 

CAPTAIN  WILLIAM  CLARK. 

Far  be  it  from  the  authors  of  this  history  to  detract  either 
from  the  merits  or  fame  of  Captain  Clark,  or  to  fail  to  mete  out 
to  him  the  just  mead  of  praise  to  which  he  is  entitled.  Indeed, 
every  one  connected  with  that  expedition  is  entitled  to  all  praise, 
from  Lewis  down  to  the  humblest  private,  and  while  the  names 
of  only  two  are  perpetuated  in  history,  they  were  all  a  band  of 
heroes.  It  was  only  with  reference  to  the  strict  historical  text 
that  I  was  referring.  The  reader  is  cited  to  the  appointment  of, 
and  instructions  to,  Lewis  by  Mr.  Jefferson  under  head  of  “Lew¬ 
is  family.” 

There  is  no  doubt  that  there  was  Congressional  recognition 
of  the  services  of  Captain  Clark  after  their  return,  which  neces¬ 
sarily  connected  Clark  with  the  expedition,  but  until  it  had  been 
completed,  “Lewis”  was  the  only  name  known. 

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McAllister  family. 


In  the  list  of  American  families  there  are  very  few  whose 
history  antedates  that  of  McAllister  or  whose  descendants  have 
better  reason  to  hold  in  high  esteem  than  those  who  have  come 
down  in  that  line,  for  they  have  back  of  them  an  ancestry  whose 
lives  were  remarkable  mostly  for  the  performance  of  worthy 
deeds ;  or  whose  ancestral  record  has  been  better  maintained  by 
those  following  in  succession.  Many,  it  is  true,  have  fallen  short 
of  the  true  standard,  but  as  a  rule,  with  a  steady  of  purpose,  like 
the  needle  to  the  pole,  in  every  generation,  they  have  left  “foot¬ 
prints  upon  the  sand  of  time.” 

The  McAllisters  are  descended  from  McAllister  McDonalds, 
the  progenitors  of  the  McAllisters,  who  flourished  about  1263, 
who  traced  back  to  Somerled,  Thayne  of  Arguyle  and  first 
Lord  of  the  Isles,  who  was  son  of  Magnus,  sometimes  called 
“Barefoot,”  King  of  Norway.  They  were  also  maternally  de¬ 
scended  from  a  sister  of  Robert  Bruce  (The  Bruce)  who  married 
a  Highland  Chief  of  that  name.  The  family  crest  is  an  upraised 
arm  and  hand  with  a  cross,  crosslet,  fitchel  and  the  motto:  “Pes 
Mane  Pes  Terras.” 

The  McAllisters  were  not  among  the  early  settlers  in  the 
colonies,  as  it  was  well  up  in  the  eighteenth  century  when  they 
made  their  appearance  on  this  side  the  Atlantic.  But  while  Penn¬ 
sylvania  was  yet  a  wilderness,  two  traditional  brothers  (some  say 
three  but  the  authors  were  never  able  to  find  the  third),  came 
over  from  Scotland.  These  were  Archibald  and  Hugh  McAllis¬ 
ter  who  landed  at  Philadelphia  1732.  Archibald  took  up  lands 
and  settled  in  Cumberland  county,  Pennsylvania,  which  then  em¬ 
braced  all  of  the  territory  west  of  the  Susquehanna  river.  Hugh 
McAllister  came  farther  south  and  settled  in  Maryland  where 
the  town  of  Cumberland  was  afterwards  built. 

Archibald  McAllister  located  at  Big  Spring,  near  where  the 

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town  of  York  now  stands,  and  with  his  wife,  who  came  from  Scot¬ 
land  with  him,  spent  their  lives  at  that  place,  where  they  raised 
their  family.  They  had  six  sons  and  two  daughters:  John  Mc¬ 
Allister,  Richard  McAllister,  James  McAllister,  Archibald  Mc¬ 
Allister,  Daniel  McAllister,  Andrew  McAllister,  Mary  McAllis¬ 
ter,  Jean  McAllister. 

It  is  not  intended  to  trace  the  descendants  of  Archibald  Mc¬ 
Allister  further  than  to  give  brief  sketches  of  a  few  of  them 
whose  names  belong  to  history,  as  Miss  Mary  McAllister  one  of 
his  descendants,  and  daughter  of  Mr.  James  H.  McAllister  of 
Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania,  has  published  a  complete  history  of 
all  of  the  generations. 

2  Col.  Richard  McAllister  was  no  doubt  the  most  conspic¬ 
uous  of  Archibald  McAllister’s  sons.  He  commanded  a  regiment 
under  Washington’s  immediate  command,  and  was  with  him  in 
all  of  the  principal  engagements  of  the  Revolution.  Col.  Rich¬ 
ard  McAllister  had  ten  children,  as  follows: 

3  1Jane,  born  March  3,  1750,  married  Robert  White  of  George¬ 
town,  District  of  Columbia. 

3  2Abdiel,  died  single.  He  served  with  Arnold  at  the  siege  of 
Montreal  and  Quebec,  was  taken  prisoner  and  paroled. 

3  3  Mary  McAllister,  died  single. 

3  4 Archibald  McAllister,  born  1756,  married  Elizabeth  Carson 
and  had  six  children.  He  served  in  the  Revolutionary  army 
with  the  rank  of  captain. 

3  5Mathew  was  born  May  4,  1758,  died  in  Savannah,  Georgia. 
He  married  Maria  Hannah  Gibbons  and  was  the  father  of 
Mathew  Hall  McAllister  of  whom  more  will  be  seen  hereaf¬ 
ter. 

3  6Nancy  married  Patrick  Hays. 

3  7Elizabeth  married  a  cousin,  John  McAllister,  and  removed  to 
Tennessee. 

3  8 Sarah,  born  April  28,  1765,  married  John  Orme.  She  was 
the  grandmother  of  Dr.  Orme  of  Atlanta. 

3  9Richard,  born  August  28,  1763,  died  in  Georgia. 

3  10Margaret,  born  February  23,  1767,  died  single. 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


3  “Jessie,  born  February  23,  1768,  married  and  had  several 

children. 

John  McAllister  who  married  Elizabeth  McAllister,  daugh¬ 
ter  of  Col.  Richard  McAllister,  was  doubtless  the  grandfather 
of  Judge  Wm.  McAllister  of  Nashville,  Tennessee.  It  is  true 
that  Judge  McAllister  says  that  his  grandfather  married  a  Miss 
Aikin,  but  he  says  that  he  was  from  Taseytown,  Maryland  and 
as  this  is  the  locality  in  which  John  McAllister  resided,  and  the 
records  show  that  he  was  a  widower  when  he  left  there  for  Ten¬ 
nessee,  his  marriage  with  Miss  Aikin  was  no  doubt  a  second  mar¬ 
riage. 

Another  circumstance  goes  to  confirm  this  conclusion.  Judge 
McAllister  spells  his  name  with  one  “1,”  and  the  records  show 
that  this  John  McAllister  did  the  same,  notwithstanding  the  fact 
that  his  first  wife  who  was  his  first  cousin,  spelled  her  name  with 
two  “1’s,”  and  his  father-in-law,  Col.  Richard  McAllister,  who 
was  his  father’s  brother,  spelled  his  name  with  two  “l’s.”  This 
incident  goes  to  show  how  easily  families  may  lose  their  identity, 
as  Judge  McAllister  is  still  at  sea  as  to  his  ancestry  back  of  his 
grandfather. 

Many  of  the  relatives  of  Judge  McAllister  are  to  be  found 
in  Tennessee  and  many  of  the  name  doubtless  belonging  to  the 
same  family,  are  scattered  over  Kentucky,  Missouri,  and  other 
States,  but  so  negligent  have  the  American  people  been  in  keep¬ 
ing  up  with  their  family  lines  that  the  great  majority  have  lost 
all  clue  to  their  ancestry.  The  wife  of  General  Humphrey  Mar¬ 
shall  of  Kentucky,  member  of  the  United  States  Congress  from 
that  State,  and  also  of  the  Confederate  Congress,  and  general  in 
the  Confederate  army  was  a  McAllister. 

Mathew  McAllister,  fifth  child  of  Col.  Richard  McAllister, 
as  before  stated,  was  born  May  4,  1758,  and  removed  to  Savan¬ 
nah.  He  left  a  number  of  sons  and  daughters  who  have  not 
only  scattered  throughout  Georgia,  but  their  descendants  may 
be  found  from  New  York  to  California. 

4  Mathew  Hall  McAllister,  was  a  son  of  Mathew  McAlli*- 

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ter  and  Mariah  Gibbons,  born  and  raised  in  Georgia,  and  edu¬ 
cated  in  the  best  schools.  He  chose  the  law  as  his  profession 
and  soon  forged  to  the  front,  both  at  the  bar  and  in  politics, 
but  as  he  belonged  to  the  old  Whig  party,  which  was  then  fast 
losing  popularity  in  the  South,  it  generally  fell  to  his  lot  to  lead 
a  forlorn  hope.  He  led  his  party  in  a  number  of  campaigns  in 
Georgia,  and  while  he  always  acquitted  himself  creditably,  no 
human  power  could  withstand  the  current  that  had  set  in  and 
that  bore  Democracy  on  to  victory.  Too  firmly  fixed  in  his  polit¬ 
ical  opinions  to  think  of  changing  them  and  too  conscientious  to 
falsify  his  convictions,  seeing  no  probability  of  a  change  in  Geor¬ 
gia,  he  turned  his  face  to  the  setting  sun  and  the  Golden  Gate, 
and  cast  his  lot  in  California.  This  was  in  1850,  when  the  gold 
fever  was  at  its  height.  McAllister  was  no  gold-hunter  in  the 
ordinary  sense  of  the  term;  yet  he  knew  full  well  that  amid  the 
flow  of  prosperity  he  would  doubtless  share  his  part. 

Mathew  Hall  McAllister  went  to  the  front  of  the  bar  upon 
his  arrival  in  California,  for  his  reputation  had  gone  before  him, 
and  he  was  soon  elevated  to  the  Supreme  bench  of  the  State.  His 
career  as  an  attorney  and  also  as  jurist,  after  going  to  Cali¬ 
fornia,  was  to  say  the  least,  brilliant,  far  outshining  any  political 
fame  that  he  could  have  won  in  Georgia,  even  if  he  had  been  suc¬ 
cessful.  He  had  four  sons:  one  graduated  from  West  Point  and 
was  an  officer  in  the  United  States  army;  his  other  sons  were 
lawyers;  two  of  them  were  Supreme  Court  Judges  in  California, 
and  the  fourth,  the  eccentric  Ward  McAllister,  came  east  and 
became  a  well  known  figure  in  New  York  society. 

Ward  McAllister  needs  no  eulogy  from  me,  much  less  does 
he  stand  in  need  of  any  introduction  to  the  public.  His  reputa¬ 
tion  was  public  property  for  twenty  years  before  he  died.  He 
made  it  so.  He  did  not  seek  popularity  or  notoriety,  but  while 
he  very  successfully  avoided  the  first  he  could  not  escape  the 
latter.  He  was  accused  of  toadying  to  the  moneyed  aristocracy 
of  New  York  for  gain;  he  neither  toadied  nor  sought  to  profit  by 
his  connection  with  society.  He  was  a  man  of  ample  means  and 
his  family  the  social  equal  of  the  wealthiest  nabobs  of  Europe 

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or  America,  but  he  loved  the  best  in  everything,  and  sought  it 
among  the  wealthy.  His  book,  “Society  as  I  found  it”  doubt¬ 
less  gave  him  more  notoriety  than  anything  else,  or  everything 
else  put  together. 


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hugh  McAllister. 


It  is  passing  strange  that  ancestral  lines,  though  of  so  much 
importance,  often  involving  financial  interests  of  vast  proportions 
are  so  lightly  esteemed  and  allowed  to  pass  from  the  memory  of 
the  descendants,  and  sometimes  to  become  entirely  obliterated  in 
so  short  a  time. 

Hugh  McAllister  came  over  from  Scotland  in  1732,  the  same 
year  that  Archibald  came  over,  and  like  Archibald  landed  at  Phil¬ 
adelphia.  As  the  sequel  shows,  they  both  penetrated  the  forest, 
but  east  their  lots  in  different  localities.  There  can  be  no  doubt 
that  these  two  Scotchmen  were  brothers,  as  undisputed  family 
history  says  “two  brothers  came  over  together,”  but  before  the 
third  generation  had  came  upon  the  scene  the  descendants  of  each 
had  entirely  lost  sight  of  each  other.  The  descendants  of  Hugh 
did  not  know  what  had  become  of  Archibald,  and  the  descend¬ 
ants  of  Archibald  only  knew  that  their  ancestor  had  a  brother 
who  came  over  from  Scotland  with  him,  and  did  not  even  know 
his  name,  but  had  a  family  tradition  that  he  had  “gone  South,” 
when  in  fact  he  had  only  crossed  the  Maryland  line  from  Penn¬ 
sylvania,  and  then  two  brothers  had  raised  their  families  within 
less  than  one  hundred  miles  of  each  other.  It  must  be  considered, 
however,  that  a  hundred  miles  at  that  time  meant  five  days  of 
laborious  travel,  through  dense  forest,  over  which  roamed  hostile 
Indians  and  presented  much  greater  difficulties  than  crossing  the 
Atlantic  now. 

Hugh  McAllister,  as  has  been  seen,  came  over  from  Scotland 
1732,  landing  in  Philadelphia  and,  as  tradition  says,  “tame 
South,”  but  as  the  sequel  shows,  settled  in  western  Maryland 
where  the  town  of  Cumberland  now  stands.  Here  he  spent  his 
entire  life  and  raised  his  family,  among  whom  were  four  sons: 
Hugh,  William,  John  and  James.  While  these  sons  doubtless  par¬ 
ticipated  in  the  Revolution,  nothing  is  known  of  their  war  history, 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


except  John,  and  only  the  record  of  his  enlistment  and  commis¬ 
sion  is  known.  Of  John  McAllister  more  will  be  said  hereaf¬ 
ter.  William  McAllister  married  and  left  descendants.  General 
Robert  McAllister  of  New  Jersey,  who  was  an  officer  in  the  Fed¬ 
eral  army  during  the  war  between  the  States,  was  a  grandson  of 
Hugh  McAllister  and  son  of  William  McAllister;  a  daughter  of 
General  Robert  McAllister  married  Governor  James  H.  Beavers 
of  Pennsylvania  and  resides  at  Bellfont,  Centre  county,  Pennsyl¬ 
vania,  and  another,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Baldwin,  resides  at  Edgwood 
Park,  Aleghenny  county,  Pennsylvania. 

2  John  McAllister,  son  of  Hugh  McAllister,  was  born  at 
Cumberland,  Maryland,  about  1745,  and  died  in  Campbell  coun¬ 
ty,  Virginia,  1821.  In  a  list  of  officers  in  Col.  Thomas  Hartley’s 
Pennsylvania  battalion,  dated  Middlebrook,  17th  June,  1777, 
captain  Archibald  McAllister’s  name  appears ;  date  of  commis¬ 
sion,  April  18,  1777. 

In  the  same  list  John  McAllister’s  name  is  mentioned  as 
quartermaster.  His  commission  is  dated  April  17,  1777- 

2  John  McAllister  came  South  at  the  close  of  the  Ameri¬ 
can  Revolution  and  purchased  lands  in  Campbell  county,  Vir¬ 
ginia,  as  early  as  1787,  on  what  was  known  as  Falling  river.  He 
married  Miss  Elizabeth  McReynolds  of  that  county,  by  whom  he 
had  five  children,  all  sons:  Joseph,  John,  James,  William  and 
Thomas.  John  McAllister’s  will,  dated  April  14,  1818,  was  pro¬ 
bated  at  Campbell  Courthouse,  June  6,  1821. 

3  1  Joseph  McAllister  born  1783,  married  Miss  Helen,  a  relative, 
and  about  1830  emigrated  to  Western  Kentucky.  They  had 
two  sons,  Shepard  and  William. 

3  2John  McAllister  married  Miss  Moors,  emigrated  to  Indiana 
and  then  to  Illinois.  They  had  a  family  of  four:  Thomas 
Bell  and  Christopher,  and  two  daughters.  John  McAllister 
was  a  lawyer  of  brilliant  promise. 

3  3  James  McAllister  married  Miss  Hopkins  of  Bedford  county, 
Virginia.  He  died  young.  They  had  one  son,  John  Hop¬ 
kins  McAllister.  He  was  living  in  Virginia  as  late  as  1872. 
His  mother  had  died  a  short  time  previous  to  that  time. 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


3  4 William  C.  McAllister,  born  1789,  died  1841,  aged  52.  He 

married  Miss  Sarah  White  Cobbs,  daughter  of  Captain  Rob¬ 
ert  Cobbs  of  Campbell  county.  Wm.  C.  McAllister  was  act¬ 
ive  and  prominent  both  in  political  and  judicial  life.  He 
represented  his  county  in  the  Legislature  from  time  to  time. 
His  will  is  probated  at  Campbell  Courthouse,  June,  1841. 
William  C.  McAllister  and  Sarah  White  Cobbs  had  only 
two  children  to  reach  adult  age,  Robert  Cobbs  and  John 
Meriwether. 

4  1  Robert  Cobbs  McAllister  was  born  May  3,  1830,  in  Camp¬ 

bell  county,  Virginia.  He  selected  medicine  as  his  profes¬ 
sion,  graduating  from  the  Richmond  Medical  College  1857. 
He  married  Miss  Moore  of  Appomattox  county,  Virginia. 
They  never  had  any  children.  Dr.  McAllister  practiced  his 
profession  in  Campbell  and  Appomattox  counties,  Virginia, 
until  1878,  at  which  time  he  removed  to  Morgan  county, 
Tennessee,  where  he  had  practiced  with  remarkable  success 
for  26  years.  He  has  been  in  active  and  successful  prac¬ 
tice  for  47  years,  and  is  now  nearing  his  75th  birthday. 

4  3  John  Meriwether  McAllister,  born  October  3,  1833,  in  Camp¬ 

bell  county,  Virginia,  married  Miss  Frances  Ann  Dib- 
rell,  daughter  of  Mr.  Charles  Lee  Dibrell  of  Lynchburg, 
Virginia,  August  18,  1857.  He  chose  the  law  as  his  profes¬ 
sion,  attending  the  Lexington  Law  School,  then  Washington 
College  (now  Washington  and  Lee  University),  graduating 
in  the  class  of  1856.  But  before  he  had  fairly  gotten  set¬ 
tled  down  in  his  profession  the  rude  hand  of  war  changed  all 
of  his  plans,  and  he  drifted  into  railroad  operations,  making 
his  headquarters  at  Atlanta,  Georgia.  John  Meriwether  Mc¬ 
Allister  and  Frances  Ann  Dibrell  had  eight  children,  but 
only  two  lived  to  be  grown,  Frances  Elizabeth  and  Robert 
Lewis  Dibrell.  [Mr.  J.  M.  McAllister  who  assisted  so  ma¬ 
terially  in  the  compilation  of  “Genealogies  of  the  Lewis  and 
Kindred  Families”  died  March  9,  1906,  while  the  book  was 
being  printed. — L.  B.  T.] 

5  Frances  Elizabeth  McAllister  known  among  her  friends  as 

“Lizzie  McAllister,”  was  an  intellectual  star  of  the  bright- 

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est  magnitude,  but  with  no  physique  to  sustain  it.  She  grad¬ 
uated  with  honors  from  the  best  schools  in  Georgia.  She 
took  to  literature,  wrote  character  and  dialect  stories  succes- 
fully,  and  became  widely  and  favorably  known  as  a  writer 
of  short  stories.  She  married  Dr.  Wm.  H.  Leyden,  Decem¬ 
ber  8,  1897,  whom  she  survived  several  years.  They  left 
two  children,  Estelle  Dibrell,  and  John  McAllister,  though 
his  mother,  after  his  father’s  death,  added  to  his  name 
“Wm.  Herring.”  She  died  May  18,  1901. 

5  Robert  Lewis  Dibrell  McAllister  was  born  in  Atlanta,  Georgia, 
December  2,  1872.  Was  educated  in  the  Atlanta  Schools, 
graduated  from  Auburn  College,  Alabama,  and  the  Univer¬ 
sity  of  Virginia,  and  chose  the  law  as  his  profession,  which 
he  has  followed,  with  varying  success,  since  he  left  the  Uni¬ 
versity.  He  holds  at  present  an  official  position  with  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Georgia.  He  married  Miss  Sarah  Eliza¬ 
beth  Smith  of  St.  Louis,  a  lineal  descendant  of  Professor 
Cooper,  for  a  long  time  president  of  the  University  of  South 
Carolina,  who  was  favorably  mentioned  in  English  history, 
and  was  a  personal  and  intimate  friend  of  Thomas  Jeffer¬ 
son.  R.  L.  D.  McAllister  and  his  wife  “Bessie”  Smith  have 
three  bright  children,  Lesesne  Meriwether,  Dorothy  Lee, 
and  Robert  Lewis  Dibrell,  Jr.,  aged  respectively:  seven, 
five  and  three;  also,  Cornelia,  aged  three  months,  a  bright 
blue-eyed  little  cherub. 

The  McAllister  family  has  been  taken  up  in  this  volume 
only  because  of  the  intimate  association  and  connection  of  one 
of  its  branches  with  the  leading  names  which  go  to  make  up  the 
record,  as  it  would  have  been  impossible  otherwise  to  show  intel¬ 
ligently  what  these  connections  were.  No  attempt  has  been  made 
to  give  the  genealogy  of  the  family,  except  that  of  John  McAl¬ 
ister,  the  son  of  Hugh  McAllister,  as  any  attempt  to  give  a 
full  genealogy  would  have  been  futile.  Miss  Mary  McAllister, 
direct  descendant  of  Archibald,  who  is  thoroughly  posted  on  that 
line,  having  published  their  genealogy,  it  would  be  needless  to 
attempt  to  enlarge  or  improve  on  it,  while  the  other  branches 
seem  to  have  utterly  neglected  all  attempt  to  keep  alive  anything 
like  a  family  history.  Even  Mrs.  Governor  Beavers  and  Mrs. 

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Baldwin,  descendants  of  Hugh  McAllister,  through  his  son  Wil¬ 
liam,  ladies  of  position  and  family  pride,  could  not  be  induced 
to  become  interested  in  genealogical  work. 

While  I  have  dealt  with  Hugh  McAllister,  the  head  of  this 
branch,  as  the  brother  of  Archibald,  there  is  no  record  evidence 
of  this  fact,  and  Miss  Mary  McAllister  in  dealing  with  the  line 
of  Archibald  does  not  accept  Hugh  as  a  brother  of  the  latter,  but 
the  identity  of  the  date  of  their  arrival  in  America,  the  gen¬ 
erally  accepted  tradition  in  the  family  of  Archibald  which  has 
been  accorded  all  the  sanctity  of  family  history,  that  he  did 
have  a  brother  who  came  over  with  him,  all  point  unmistakably 
to  Hugh  McAllister  as  the  brother  of  Archibald. 

The  identity  of  John  McAllister,  son  of  Hugh,  has  been 
definitely  settled  by  the  pension  records,  which  locate  him,  at  time 
of  death,  in  Campbell  county,  Virginia.. 


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BOULTON  FAMILY. 


The  emigrant  of  the  Boulton  family  came  from  near  Bir¬ 
mingham,  England,  and  settled  in  Virginia  prior  to  the  Revolu¬ 
tionary  war.  It  is  claimed  on  what  is  believed  to  be  reliable 
family  history,  that  he  was  of  the  same  family  as  Matthew  Boul¬ 
ton,  the  noted  scientist  and  mechanic  of  Soho,  near  Birmingham, 
a  younger  brother  or  son  of  Matthew  Boulton.  This  claim  is 
strengthened  by  the  fact  that  the  spelling  of  the  name  is  identi¬ 
cal  with  that  of  Matthew  Boulton,  while  there  are  other  Bol¬ 
tons  in  the  United  States  from  Bolton,  England,  who  spell  their 
names  “Bolton.” 

Matthew  Boulton  belonged  to  a  very  old  family,  entitled  to 
coat  armor,  and  was  for  some  time  high  sheriff  of  Staffordshire. 
He  was  born  September  8,  1728.  The  manufactory  at  Soho,  near 
Birmingham,  was  erected  by  him,  and  in  its  operations  he  em¬ 
ployed  nearly  a  thousand  persons.  As  the  improver  of  the  steam 
engine,  of  the  apparatus  for  raising  water  and  other  fluids,  and 
in  the  manufacture  of  our  copper,  and  some  of  our  silver  coin, 
he  has  immortalized  his  name.  He  made  nearly  all  the 
large  pennies  used  in  England,  during  the  latter  part  of  the 
reign  of  George  III,  known  as  “Boulton  pennies,”  and  were  in 
size  as  large  as  a  silver  dollar.  His  life  was  an  uninterrupted 
application  to  the  advancement  of  the  useful  arts,  and  to  the  pro¬ 
motion  of  the  commercial  interests  of  the  country.  Mr.  Boul¬ 
ton  died  at  Soho,  August  17,  1809,  and  was  interred  at  Hands- 
wortli,  being  followed  to  the  grave  by  600  of  his  workmen  who 
had  each  a  silver  medal  presented  to  him,  which  had  been  struck 
for  the  occasion.  The  manufactory  was  sold  many  years  ago, 
the  present  owners  not  being  named  Boulton,  but  the  property 
is  still  known  as  the  Boulton  Estate.  Andrew  Carnegie,  the  well 
known  philanthropist,  said  of  Matthew  Boulton  in  a  piece  printed 
in  the  Globe-Democrat  of  St.  Louis,  April,  1905:  “It  may  be 


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doubted  whether  there  is  on  record  so  charming  a  business  con¬ 
nection  as  that  of  Matthew  Boulton  and  James  Watt;  in  their 
own  increasing  close  union  for  twenty-five  years,  and  at  its  ex¬ 
piration,  in  the  renewal  of  that  union  in  their  sons  under  the 
same  title,  in  their  sons’  close  union  as  friends,  without  friction, 
as  in  the  first  generation;  in  the  wonderful  progress  of  the  world 
resulting  from  their  works;  in  their  lying  down  side  by  side,  in 
death  upon  the  bosom  of  mother  earth  in  the  quiet  church-yard 
as  they  had  stood  side  by  side  in  life.  In  the  sweet  and  precious 
influences  which  emanate  from  all  this,  may  we  not  gratefully 
make  acknowledgment,  that  in  contemplation  thereof,  we  are 
lifted  into  a  higher  atmosphere,  refreshed,  encouraged,  and  bet¬ 
tered  by  the  true  story  of  men  like  ourselves,  whom,  if  we  can 
never  hope  to  equal,  we  may  at  least  try  in  part  to  imitate.” 

The  progenitor  of  the  Boulton  family  in  America,  was  pre¬ 
sumably  Rice. 

1  Rice  Boulton  came  to  Virginia  before  the  Revolutionary 
war  and  settled  near  Petersburg,  where  he  married  a  Miss  Tal¬ 
ley  of  French  descent.  As  did  many  of  the  early  settlers  of  Vir¬ 
ginia,  Rice  Boulton  turned  his  attention  to  raising  and  shipping 
tobacco.  He  was  also  a  splendid  blacksmith.  He  was  a  man  of 
great  muscular  strength,  always  coming  out  “best  man,”  in  any 
pugilistic  encounter. 

He  was  taken  prisoner  during  the  Revolutionary  war  by  the 
British  soldiers,  and  the  causes  leading  up  to  his  being  taken 
prisoner,  as  related  by  his  descendants,  are  as  follows:  “Sev¬ 
eral  Red  Coats  came  to  his  shop  to  have  their  horses  shod;  and 
while  there  began  making  use  of  profane  epithets  calling  him  a 
rebel,  etc.  One  of  them  reached  for  the  sledge-hammer  and  he 
seeing  and  realizing  their  intention,  smote  the  side  of  the  face 
and  one  ear  off  of  one  of  them  with  the  red-hot  iron  he  had  pre¬ 
pared  to  make  the  nails  for  shoeing  their  horses.”  This  hap¬ 
pened  near  the  close  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  so  that  he  was 
soon  released. 

Although  we  have  not  obtained  a  complete  record  of  his 
children,  we  will  present  the  record  of  those  we  have,  that 
others  may  add  to  them.  Thev  are  as  follows : 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


2  aWilliam  Boulton  went  south  and  settled  in  Mississippi,  or 
Louisiana.  We  have  no  further  trace  of  him. 

2  2John  Boulton  married  in  Owen  county,  Kentucky,  name  of 
wife  unknown.  They  were  parents  of  one  child,  Mary  Boul¬ 
ton. 

2  3Robert  Boulton,  of  whom  we  have  no  record  except  that  he 
had  his  foot  knocked  off  by  a  cannon  ball  in  the  war  of 
1812. 

2  4Mary  Boulton  married  -  Morton  and  lived  in  Tennessee. 

They  had  a  son,  Robert  Boulton  Morton  a  dentist. 

2  5 Joel  Boulton  married  a  lady  of  Owen  county,  Kentucky. 

2  6Rice  Boulton,  born  near  Petersburg,  Virginia,  December  23, 
1787,  served  nine  years  apprenticeship  as  blacksmith,  during 
these  years,  he  spent  his  spare  hours  studying,  thereby  ac¬ 
quiring  the  rudiments  of  an  education.  He  obtained  the  best 
education  the  schools  of  that  day  could  give  him  and  was  af¬ 
terwards  taught  mathematics  by  private  teachers.  He  was 
a  noted  mathematician  being  often  called  upon  to  solve  prob¬ 
lems  no  one  in  his  vicinity  could  solve.  He  emigrated 
to  Mason  county,  Kentucky,  in  company  with  Ned  and  Jack 
Robinson  where  he  married  October  20,  1814,  Eliza  Pepper, 
born  September  17,  1798,  daughter  of  Jesse  Pepper  and 
Elizabeth  (or  Betsey)  Lamkin.  Elizabeth  Lamkin’s 
mother’s  maiden  name  was  Munday.  She  was  a  sister  to 
John  Munday,  who  owned  a  grant  of  several  thousand  acres 
of  land  in  Kentucky,  which  he  bequeathed  to  his  niece,  Bet¬ 
sey  (Lamkin)  Pepper.  Upon  this  land  a  silver  mine  was  af¬ 
terwards  discovered.  Her  brothers  were:  Peter  Lamkin, 
went  to  South  Carolina,  where  he  died  unmarried,  leaving 
a  large  estate;  James  Lamkin  lived  in  Lynchburg,  Virginia; 
Lewis  Lamkin  lived  in  Versailles,  Woodford  county,  Ken¬ 
tucky,  single;  Jesse  Pepper  had  two  brothers  named  Elijah 
and  William  all  from  Virginia.  Jesse  Pepper’s  children 
were  (1)  Elkanah  Pepper,  born  before  1798,  married  Miss 
King  of  Mason  county,  Kentucky,  and  had  two  daughters. 
Charlotte  married  Anderson,  Elizabeth  married  Augustus 

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Hargett.  (2)  Eliza  Pepper,  born  1798,  as  before  stated 
married  Rice  Boulton.  (3)  James  S.  Pepper,  born  about 
1800,  married  Lydia  Worthington.  Their  children  were: 
Elizabeth  married  Dr.  Bailey;  Ann  married  Samuel  Man- 
nen;  Fannie  married  Thomas  Victor,  brother  to  Dr.  S.  B. 
and  William  Victor  late  of  Columbia,  Missouri;  Laura  Pep¬ 
per  married  Perry  Bateman;  Maria  Pepper  married  Warder 
Victor.  (4)  Abner  Pepper  married  Miss  Murrell  of  near 
Washington,  Mason  county,  Kentucky.  (5)  Alfred  Pep¬ 
per  married  Miss  Snyder.  (6)  William  Pepper,  died  in 
1832,  with  cholera.  (7)  Amanda  Pepper  died  young  in 
Mason  county,  Kentucky. 

2  6Rice  Boulton  was  a  prominent  educator  having  taught  public 

school,  composed  and  taught  vocal  music.  He  was  sheriff  of 
Mason  county,  Kentucky,  for  several  years.  He  owned  a 
farm  bordering  on  the  Ohio  river  in  Mason  county,  Ken¬ 
tucky,  and  was  engaged  extensively  in  raising  and  shipping 
tobacco;  in  its  cultivation  he  employed  many  slaves.  His 
wife  was  a  woman  of  fine  executive  ability,  rare  mental  at¬ 
tainments  and  a  devoted  Christian.  Rice  Boulton  and  his 
wife  left  Kentucky  for  Missouri  in  March,  1853.  He  died 
in  Boone  county,  Missouri,  March  17,  1866  and  his  widow 
May  31,  1884.  They  were  buried  in  the  family  burying 
ground  on  the  farm  then  owned  by  their  son  Judge  J.  A. 
Boulton. 

Children  of  Rice  and  Eliza  Boulton  all  born  in  Mason  county, 
Kentucky. 

3  1  Peter  Lamkin  Boulton,  born  September  14,  1815,  engaged  in 

shipping  tobacco  from  Augusta,  Bracken  county,  Kentucky, 
in  partnership  with  his  brother  James,  where  he  married 
June  13,  1839,  Ann  Eliza  Baker,  born  in  spring  of  1823. 
He  went  from  Kentucky  to  Caldwell  county,  Missouri,  where 
he  owned  and  cultivated  a  farm  of  400  acres.  He  died  in  fall 
of  1883,  and  was  buried  near  Cameron,  Clinton  county, 
Missouri.  His  widow,  was  living  in  Kansas  City,  Kansas 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


with  her  youngest  daughter  Tillie,  but  while  on  a  visit  to 
Cameron,  Missouri,  died  August,  1901. 

3  2 Jesse  Augustine  Boulton,  born  May  19,  1817,  married  near 
Georgetown,  Kentucky,  October  17,  1839-  Mary  Hannah 
Smith,  daughter  of  Levi  Todd  and  Mary  (Emerson)  Smith. 
They  moved  to  Boone  county,  Missouri,  where  she  died  Feb¬ 
ruary  27,  1846.  He  married  second,  April  7,  1847,  near 
Maysville,  Kentucky,  Clarissa  Dixon  Perrine,  daughter  of 
Robert  and  Betsey  Crane  (Loyd)  Perrine. 

Judge  J.  A.  Boulton  was  educated  at  Bacon  College, 
Georgetown,  Kentucky.  His  life  was  devoted  to  teaching  and 
farming.  He  was  principal  of  the  first  Academy  for  young  la¬ 
dies  in  Columbia.  He  was  curator  of  Christian  Female  College, 
and  served  two  terms  as  judge  of  the  county  court  in  the  70’s. 
He  became  a  member  of  the  Christian  church,  was  baptized  Oc¬ 
tober  26,  1834.  He  held  the  office  of  Sunday  School  Superintend¬ 
ent  and  elder  in  Columbia,  Oakland  and  Virden,  Illinois.  After 
his  children  were  all  educated,  his  sons  having  become  profession¬ 
al  men  and  his  daughter  having  married  and  gone  to  Illinois,  he 
sold  his  farm  three  miles  north  of  Columbia  and  went  to  Virden, 
Illinois  in  1888,  to  be  near  his  daughter,  but  having  property  in 
Columbia,  returned  to  Columbia  in  1896  and  remained  for  two 
years,  when  he  went  back  to  Virden,  Illinois,  where  he  died  Jan¬ 
uary  28,  1902  and  was  buried  in  Litchfield,  Illinois.  His  widow 
is  now  living  at  Virden,  Illinois.  She  is  a  woman  whom  to  know 
is  to  love,  being  possessed  of  a  sweet  disposition  and  fine  intelli¬ 
gence. 

3  3 James  William  Boulton,  born  March  26,  1821,  baptized 
March  3,  1838,  died  March  13,  1849.  He  and  his  brother, 
P.  L.  Boulton,  shipped  tobacco  from  Augusta.  He  was  bur¬ 
ied  in  Augusta  by  the  Odd  Fellows,  having  been  a  member 
of  that  order  for  several  years. 

3  4 John  Rice  Boulton,  born  February  20,  1823,  was  baptized 
March  18,  1838,  and  united  with  the  Christian  Church.  His 
afterlife  has  been  devoted  to  the  cause  of  Christ,  having 

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been  elder,  deacon  and  Sunday  School  Superintendent.  He 
went  to  Missouri  from  Kentucky  in  1844,  but  returned  to 
Kentucky  the  same  year.  Went  back  to  Missouri  in  1853, 
and  engaged  in  teaching  school  at  Bonne  Femme,  Boone 
county,  Missouri.  He  was  a  valued  instructor  and  mathema¬ 
tician.  He  married  December  25,  1855,  Margaretta  Estes, 
daughter  of  Berkeley  and  Malinda  Estes,  born  December 
25,  1837.  Although  he  had  studied  surveying  and  dentistry, 
he  was  engaged  after  marriage  in  farming  and  fruit¬ 
growing  on  their  homestead  adjoining  her  father’s,  now 
known  as  the  “Fair  View  Fruit  Farm.”  It  can  emphatically 
be  said  of  him  he  was  honest  and  upright  in  all  his  deal¬ 
ings  with  his  fellowmen  and  a  devoted  conscientious  Chris¬ 
tian  gentlemen.  He  is  now  in  his  eighty-third  year  and  al¬ 
most  blind.  One  of  the  truly  noble  and  good;  content  in 
his  devotion  to  his  family,  religion  and  books,  never  aspiring 
to  a  public  career,  although  eminently  fitted  to  hold  positions 
of  trust  for  his  country.  He  has  laid  up  for  himself  an  ev¬ 
erlasting  inheritance,  which  fadeth  not  away,  and  will  cer¬ 
tainly  be  able  to  hear  the  welcome  plaudit,  “Well  done  thou 
good  and  faithful  servant,  enter  thou  into  the  joy  of  thy 
Lord,”  when  the  final  summons  shall  come.  His  wife  was 
educated  at  Christian  Female  College  during  the  presidency 
of  John  Augustus  Williams,  a  member  of  the  Christian 
church  and  an  industrious  energetic  woman,  devoted  to  her 
family  and  home.  They  now  reside  at  605  Elm  street,  Col¬ 
umbia,  Missouri,  and  December  25,  1905,  celebrated  their 
golden  wedding,  all  of  their  children  and  grandchildren  be¬ 
ing  present,  excepting  their  son,  W.  W.  Boulton.  Mrs. 
Boulton  was  sixty-eight  years  of  age  upon  their  50th  wed¬ 
ding  anniversary. 

5  5 Alfred  Elkanah  Boulton,  born  November  7,  1825,  baptized 
March  18,  1838,  in  Mason  county,  Kentucky.  He  went 
from  there  to  Columbia,  Missouri,  in  1854  and  practiced 
dentistry  until  1857  when  he  went  to  Roanoke,  Missouri, 
where  he  continued  the  practice  of  dentistry.  He  was  a  vio- 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


linist  of  superior  merit  and  his  violin  has  been  preserved  in 
the  family  as  a  souvenir.  He  died  December  25,  1859,  and 
was  buried  in  Roanoke,  Missouri. 

3  6  Amanda  Frances  Boulton,  born  April  29,  1829-  She  was  a 
gifted  musician  and  a  most  attractive  beautiful  young  lady. 
She  married  October  22,  1850,  John  Murphy,  a  tobacco 
commission  merchant  of  New  Orleans,  in  partnership  with 
his  brother,  Joseph  Murphy  and  Mr.  Crafts.  They  spent 
their  winters  in  New  Orleans  and  summers  in  Dover,  Ken¬ 
tucky.  She  died  with  yellow  fever  in  New  Orleans,  Au¬ 
gust  20,  1853,  and  was  buried  there. 

3  7Elizabeth  Lamkin  Boulton,  born  November  9,  1831,  married 
December  20,  1859,  George  Smith,  a  painter.  They  lived  in 
Columbia,  Missouri,  until  1865  or  6,  when  they  moved  to 
Litchfield,  Illinois,  where  he  died  April  12,  1887,  and  his 
wife  September  25,  1900.  They  are  buried  in  Boone  county, 
Missouri  in  the  family  burying  ground  on  the  Judge  J.  A. 
Boulton  farm. 

3  8Mary  Eliza  Boulton,  born  May  2,  1834,  died  in  Mason  coun¬ 
ty,  Kentucky,  August  4,  1844  with  scarlet  fever. 

3  9 Edwin  Ruthven  Boulton,  born  April  27,  1840,  died  August 

10,  1844,  with  scarlet  fever  and  was  buried  in  Mason  coun¬ 
ty,  Kentucky. 

Children  of  P.  L.  and  Ann  E.  Boulton: 

4  ’Lucy  M.  Boulton  married  first,  at  her  grandfather’s  in  Buch¬ 

anan  county,  Missouri,  -  Goodwin.  She  married,  second, 

at  her  father’s  home  in  Caldwell  county,  Missouri,  James 
Squires  of  Kansas  City,  Kansas.  She  died  about  the  year 
1901  and  is  survived  by  her  husband  and  an  adopted  daugh¬ 
ter,  Mrs.  Lula  Garniere  of  Kansas  City,  Kansas. 

4  2\Villiam  Boulton,  married  a  widow  named  Merritt,  nee  Bush. 
He  served  in  the  Union  army  during  the  Civil  war  and  was 
a  farmer  for  several  years  in  Caldwell  county;  now  resides 
in  Colorado. 

4  ■’Charles  Boulton  married  Winnie  - ,  now  living  in  Okla¬ 

homa. 


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4  4  Isophene  Boulton  married  - Swaggard. 

4  5Mary  Boulton  married  Joseph  Pope,  lived  several  years  af¬ 
ter  marriage  in  Caldwell  county,  Missouri,  and  went  from 
there  to  Colorado.  Resides  now  in  Seattle,  Washington. 
Has  one  child  named  Clara,  several  younger,  names  un¬ 
known. 

4  6John  Boulton  married  Alice  Bush,  sister  to  his  brother  Wil¬ 
liam’s  wife.  Place  of  residence,  Colorado. 

4  Their  seventh  and  eighth  children  were  twins  and  were  bom 
and  died  in  Caldwell  county,  Missouri. 

4  9Annie  F.  Boulton,  born  in  Caldwell  county,  Missouri,  in  1854, 
educated  at  College  in  Kidder,  Missouri.  A  faithful  mem¬ 
ber  of  the  Christian  Church,  ever  ready  to  do  for  the  good 
of  others,  both  temporal  and  spiritual.  She  married  Dr.  W. 
F.  Waite,  and  they  reside  in  Kansas  City,  Kansas,  and  have 
a  daughter,  Mary  Valentine  Waite. 

4  ]0Effie  Boulton,  unmarried;  residence  Colorado. 

4  11  Henry  Boulton  married  in  Holt  county,  Missouri,  Lydia 
Davis.  When  last  heard  from  they  were  living  on  the  old 
home  place  in  Caldwell  county,  Missouri.  He  died  Feb¬ 
ruary,  1905. 

4  12 Abraham  Lincoln  Boulton  married  and  name  of  wife  is  un¬ 
known;  died  several  years  ago. 

4  13  Homer  Boulton. 

4  J4Tillie  Boulton  married  - Thomas  and  resided  after  mar¬ 

riage  in  Kansas  City.  They  left  there  in  May,  1905,  for 
her  husband’s  health  and  now  reside  in  Polo,  Missouri. 
Their  children  are:  Erwin  Boulton  Thomas;  Genevieve 

Thomas;  and  Theodore  Thomas,  aged  respectively,  10,  8 
and  2  years. 

4  15Infant,  died  young. 

Children  of  Judge  J.  A.  Boulton,  by  his  first  marriage 

with  Mary  H.  Smith: 

4  1  David  Rice  Boulton,  born  October  30,  1841.  Educated  at 
Missouri  State  University;  served  in  Confederate  army  of 
the  Civil  war  taking  part  in  several  of  the  hard-fought  bat¬ 
tles.  He  married  near  Shreveport,  Louisiana,  Obera  Cave, 

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sister  to  Fannie  who  married  Gilmer.  They  went  to  Mis¬ 
souri  in  1865  and  purchased  a  fine  farm  five  miles  east  of 
Columbia,  where  they  lived  until  1874  when  they  went  to 
Marysville,  California.  He  died  in  California  and  his  wid¬ 
ow  is  now  living  in  Oakland,  California. 

4  2Mary  Alice  Boulton,  born  October  23,  1844,  married  May  6, 
1864,  Captain  Monroe  Bateman  of  Kentucky.  For  his  ser¬ 
vices  in  the  Union  army  he  is  now  drawing  a  pension.  Mrs. 
Bateman  is  an  alumna  of  Christian  Female  College,  a  ten¬ 
der-hearted,  sympathetic  woman,  faithful  wife  and  devoted 
mother.  They  now  reside  three  miles  north  of  Columbia, 
Missouri  on  the  farm  bequeathed  to  her  by  her  grandpar¬ 
ents. 

4  3Infant,  died  young. 

Children  of  Judge  J.  A.  and  Clarissa  D.  Boulton  (by  sec¬ 
ond  marriage). 

4  4Leverett  Boulton,  died  young. 

4  5Robert  Perrine  Boulton,  born  June  29,  1854,  in  Boone 
county,  Missouri;  graduated  from  Missouri  State  Univer¬ 
sity,  was  professor  in  Christian  University,  Canton,  Mis¬ 
souri;  is  now  president  and  manager  of  the  Litchfield 
Herald,  Litchfield,  Illinois.  He  married  Kate  Elliott,  a 
most  attractive,  interesting  young  lady  of  Litchfield,  Illi¬ 
nois.  No  issue. 

4  6Lillie  Frances  Boulton,  born  July  25,  1857,  in  Boone 
county,  Missouri;  educated  at  Christian  Female  College; 
a  young  lady  of  rare  musical  attainments,  attractive  per¬ 
sonality  and  engaging  manner,  she  made  many  friends. 
She  married  at  the  home  of  her  parents  in  Boone  county, 
Missouri,  J.  H.  Darneille  of  Chatham,  Illinois,  in  1886. 
She  and  her  daughter,  Jessie  Clara  Darneille,  now  reside 
with  her  widowed  mother  in  Virden,  Illinois. 

4  'Walter  Emmett  Boulton,  born  in  Boone  county,  Missouri, 
April  6,  1861;  a  graduate  of  the  Missouri  State  University, 
also  a  graduate  of  the  Bible  College  of  Kentucky.  He  is 
an  able  and  distinguished  minister  of  the  Christian  church, 

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having  been  located  in  Missouri,  West  Virginia,  Kentucky, 
and  is  now  in  Caldwell,  Idaho,  preaching  and  conducting 
the  dairy  business.  He  married  in  Holt  county,  Missouri, 
Drusa  Hunter.  Their  first  child,  Charlotte,  died  young. 
Names  of  younger  children,  Ellen  and  Roberta. 

4  sPayne  Augustine  Boulton,  born  in  Boone  county,  Missouri, 
August  18,  1863.  He  received  three  diplomas  from  the 
Missouri  State  University,  afterwards  spent  one  year  in 
Paris,  studying  the  languages,  and  then  attended  Chicago 
University.  His  untiring  zeal  in  the  pursuit  of  an  edu¬ 
cation  eminently  fits  him  to  hold  the  most  important  posi¬ 
tions  in  after  life.  He  married  Claire  Carpenter  of  Holden 
and  they  now  reside  in  Holden,  Missouri,  where  he  is  prin¬ 
cipal  of  the  high  school.  They  have  a  daughter  named 
Ruth,  and  a  son  named  Philip  Augustine. 

4  9  John  W.  Boulton,  born  July  21,  1866,  educated  at  the  Mis¬ 
souri  State  University,  is  now  an  eloquent  and  able  preach¬ 
er  of  the  Christian  church  in  Holden,  Missouri.  He  mar¬ 
ried  in  Columbia,  Missouri,  June  6,  1888,  Jessie  Boulton 
Evans,  daughter  of  Major  Frank  D.  Evans.  Their  chil¬ 
dren  are:  Clara,  Reid,  Louise,  Allen  and  John  P. 

Children  of  John  R.  and  Margareita  Boulton  all  born  in 
Boone  county,  Missouri: 

4  1Lura  May  Boulton,  born  February  11,  1858;  educated  by 
private  teacher  and  at  Missouri  State  University.  Became 
a  member  of  the  Christian  church  in  September,  1872. 
Taught  school  in  the  counties  of  Boone,  Holt  and  Nodaway 
in  Missouri.  She  married  March  4,  1885,  Robert  Thomas 
Tandy,  son  of  Adrian  and  Mary  Tandy,  Elder  J.  W. 
Mountjoy  performing  the  ceremony.  She  is  a  devoted 
mother,  faithful  wife,  and  conscientious  Christian,  of  mod¬ 
est,  retiring  disposition,  always  preferring  others  to  her¬ 
self.  She  was  the  first  person  to  suggest  to  the  Louisiana 
Purchase  Exposition  officials  the  celebration  of  a  “Lewis 
Day,”  and  served  on  the  executive  committee  for  Lewis 
Day,  September  23,  1904.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Vir- 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


ginia  Historical  Society,  the  State  Historical  Society  of 
Missouri,  the  Loyal  Lewis  Legion,  and  is  now  engaged  in 
the  work  of  genealogical  research  and  compilation  of  fam¬ 
ily  genealogies  and  has  lately  been  appointed  representative 
for  Missouri,  of  the  Genealogical  Association  of  New  York 
City. 

4  2Malinda  Estes  Boulton,  born  February  2,  1861,  resided  in 
Boone  county,  and  Columbia,  Missouri,  until  she  married 
February  14,  1900,  Matthew  Fountain,  born  in  Boone 
county,  February  20,  1849,  but  removed  to  the  far  west  with 
his  parents  when  eight  years  of  age.  He  has  owned  prop¬ 
erty  in  Washington  and  Idaho,  but  they  were  living  on  a 
fruit  farm  near  Chico,  California,  where  he  died  very  sud¬ 
denly  September  24,  1905.  In  all  the  vicissitudes  of  life 
she  has  proven  herself  a  faithful  devoted  sister,  daughter 
and  wife,  patient  in  affliction  and  ever  ready  to  help  others 
in  time  of  trouble.  Having  become  a  Christian  in  early 
life  she  has  ever  lived  true  to  the  faith.  No  children. 
Since  her  husband’s  death  she  has  returned  to  Columbia, 
Missouri,  to  reside. 

4  3  Mary  Eliza  Boulton,  born  December  21,  1862,  died  Septem¬ 
ber  2,  1865. 

4  4Frances  Elizabeth  Boulton,  born  July  21,  1864.  She  was 
reared  to  womanhood  on  the  farm  of  her  parents  and  when 
they  removed  to  Columbia  in  1887  she  came  with  them  and 
was  married  May  4,  1893,  to  John  F.  Evans,  brother  to 
Major  F.  D.  Evans  of  Columbia.  They  have  two  children: 
Lucile  Evans,  born  January  15,  1894;  Edna  Proctor 

Evans,  born  April  16,  1896. 

4  5Clara  Annie  Boulton,  born  September  2,  1866,  died  October 
16,  1878. 

4  cWilliam  Walter  Boulton,  born  October  31,  1871,  married  1st 
October  13,  1897,  Ella  Brook  of  St.  Louis.  He  married 
second  May  14,  1902,  Lillie  Helwig.  They  now  reside 
at  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  He  possesses  an  ingenuity  akin 
to  his  distinguished  relative  Matthew  Boulton.  When  a 

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mere  child  he  could  invent  and  make  almost  any  toy,  with 
which  he  wished  to  play.  Has  always  been  able  to  under¬ 
stand,  and  explain  to  others,  the  most  intricate  machinery 
and  may  be  designated  as  a  natural  mechanic.  When 
manufacturing  and  repairing  bicycles  in  Columbia,  Mis¬ 
souri,  he  earned  the  sobriquet  of  “Fix  It,”  by  being  able  to 
repair  anything  of  the  most  delicate  workmanship.  After 
travelling  extensively  finally  decided  to  locate  in  St.  Louis 
in  the  photograph  business,  but  on  account  of  poor  health 
and  confinement  decided  to  change  and  is  now  superintend¬ 
ent  of  the  Landan  Cabinet  Company,  North  Commercial 
street,  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

4  7Eulalia  Mabel  Boulton,  born  June  21,  1880.  She  came  to 
Columbia  when  quite  young  and  received  an  excellent  ed¬ 
ucation  in  the  schools  of  Columbia.  She  resides  with  her 
parents,  605  Elm  street,  Columbia,  and  by  her  vivacity  and 
tender,  affectionate  care  for  her  aged  parents,  is  the  pet  of 
the  family,  unmarried. 

4  1  James  William  Smith,  only  child  of  George  and  Elizabeth 

Smith,  born  in  fall  of  I860,  died  young,  buried  in  Boone 
county,  Missouri. 

Children  of  David  R.  and  Obera  Boulton: 

5  1  Carrie  Lou  Boulton,  born  in  Louisiana;  came  to  Missouri 

when  quite  young,  went  to  California  with  her  parents  in 

1874  or  5,  where  she  married  -  Richardson.  They 

are  now  living  near  Sacramento,  California.  Parents  of 
several  children,  names  unknown. 

5  2Arthur  Hodge  Boulton,  born  in  Boone  county,  Missouri,  mar¬ 
ried  in  Marysville,  California,  Nellie  Rainey.  He  is  a  suc¬ 
cessful  dry  goods  merchant  of  Marysville.  They  have  no 
children  but  by  their  affable,  loving  manner  gain  the  affec¬ 
tions  of  the  children  with  whom  they  are  associated. 

5  3Emerson  Boulton,  born  in  Boone  county,  Missouri,  married 
in  California,  name  of  wife  unknown.  They  now  reside  in 
San  Francisco,  California,  where  he  is  a  druggist. 

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5  4 Jessie  Boulton,  born  in  Boone  county,  Missouri;  now  married 
and  living  in  California. 

5  5Emma  May  Boulton,  born  in  California,  died  in  Marysville 
when  young. 

Children  of  Mary  A.  and  Captain  M.  Bateman,  born  in 
Boone  county,  Missouri: 

5  1  Clarence  Bateman,  died  young  with  smallpox. 

5  2 Newton  Bateman,  died  young  with  smallpox. 

5  3  Ruth  Adrian  Bateman,  died  young  with  smallpox. 

5  4  Mary  Monroe  Bateman,  born  - ,  educated  at  Chris¬ 

tian  College,  Columbia,  Missouri;  married  February  20, 
1889,  Andrew  Winn,  then  a  dry  goods  merchant  of  Colum¬ 
bia,  but  now  connected  with  a  men’s  clothing  establishment 
of  Columbia.  They  are  the  parents  of  three  children  named 
respectively,  Mary  Monroe,  Martha  Linton  and  Earl 
Browning  Winn. 

5  5Jesse  Oren  Bateman,  born  - ,  now  a  valued  employee 

of  the  Columbia  postoffice,  unmarried. 

5  6Clinton  C.  Bateman,  born  - .  He  held  a  position  in 

the  postoffice  of  Columbia  until  January,  1903,  when  he 
left  Columbia  to  take  an  important  position  in  the  United 
States  Department  of  Agriculture,  Washington,  D.  C. 
He  married  Anna  Louise  Johnston,  daughter  of  Honorable 
R.  W.  Johnston  of  Arlington,  Virginia,  July  29,  1904.  Is¬ 
sue,  a  son,  born  Friday,  August  11,  1905. 

5  'Clara  Roberta  Bateman,  born  - ,  educated  at  Chris¬ 

tian  College;  married  in  the  First  Christian  Church,  Colum¬ 
bia,  Herbert  J.  Corwin,  February  28,  1900.  He  is  a  min¬ 
ister  of  the  Christian  church,  then  located  at  Montgomery 
City,  Missouri,  now  of  California,  Missouri. 

5  8Gertrude  Bateman,  born  - ,  educated  in  Columbia, 

unmarried. 

Children  of  R.  T.  and  L.  M.  Tandy,  born  in  Boone  county, 
Missouri : 

5  'Herbert  Leroy  Tandy,  born  May  9,  1886,  a  noble  boy  be- 

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loved  by  all  who  knew  him ;  died  in  Columbia,  Missouri, 
January  6,  1808. 

5  2Francis  Lewis  Tandy,  born  October  17,  1887;  baptized  by 
Elder  C.  H.  Winders,  pastor  of  the  First  Christian  Church, 
Columbia,  Missouri,  October  25,  1905;  now  a  student  in 
Columbia  High  School.  His  first  business  venture  is  the 
raising  of  fine  poultry.  He  is  a  fine  mathematician  and 
possessed  of  considerable  inventive  ability. 

5  3Ruth  Estes  Tandy,  born  February  5,  1891,  will  graduate 
from  the  grade  school  next  year.  She  is  desirous  of  pre¬ 
paring  herself  to  fill  the  vocation  of  teacher  in  after  life; 
baptized  October  4,  1905,  by  Elder  C.  H.  Winders,  pastor 
of  First  Christian  Church,  Columbia,  Missouri. 

5  4Mary  Elizabeth  Tandy,  born  December  18,  1892.  She  has 
a  talent  for  painting  and  drawing  which  gives  promise  of 
an  excellent  artist.  Baptized  October  4,  1905. 

5  5Excell  Boulton  Tandy,  born  February  1,  1895. 

5  6Margaretta  Tandy,  born  December  6,  1896. 

5  7 Mabel  Estelle  Tandy,  born  December  8,  1898. 

5  8 William  Berkeley  Tandy,  born  March  6,  1902,  died  August 
5,  1903.  His  short  life  taught  volumes  in  the  pure  unselfish 
love,  which  only  these  angels  on  earth  can  manifest,  and 
drew  our  hearts  though  bleeding  and  broken  nearer  to  the 
God  of  Love. 


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ESTES  FAMILY  OF  VIRGINIA. 


The  ancestor  of  the  Estes  family  was  from  Dover,  Eng¬ 
land.  The  progenitor  of  that  line  of  the  Estes  family,  who 
settled  in  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  is  not  known,  but  he 
was  probably  a  brother  to  John  Estes  w’ho  married  Nancy  Mon¬ 
ti gue,  as  the  families  are  known  to  have  been  closely  related. 
Richard  Estes  is  the  first  of  this  line  known  to  the  authors  and 
he  was  living  in  Virginia  during  the  Revolutionary  war.  Mr. 
Charles  Estes  in  his  Estes  Genealogies  makes  this  Richard  a  son 
of  Bartlett  Estes,  who  was  a  younger  brother  of  Middleton, 
hence  a  grandson  of  John  Estes  and  Nancy  Montigue,  but  this 
is  a  mistake,  as  proven  by  the  date  of  the  birth  of  his  son, 
Berkeley  Estes,  who  married  Malinda,  a  daughter  of  Middleton 
Estes.  Berkeley  Estes  was  born  April  9,  1797,  and  Middleton 
Estes,  December  11,  1782,  and  they  are  known  to  have  been  sec¬ 
ond  cousins.  This  Richard  was  married  about  the  close  of  the 
Revolutionary  war  to  Catherine  Carleton,  daughter  of  Ambrose 
Carleton  of  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  as  shown  by  the 
Spottsylvania  records. 

The  records  in  the  Record  and  Pension  Office,  War  Depart¬ 
ment,  Washington,  D.  C.,  show  that  one  “Richard  Estes,  served 
as  a  private  in  Captain  John  Spottswood’s  Company  of  Foot, 
Tenth  Virginia  regiment,  commanded  by  Colonel  John  Green, 
Revolutionary  war.  He  enlisted  February  19,  1778,  to  serve  one 
year,  and  his  name  last  appears  on  a  muster  roll  dated  at  Mid- 
dlebrook,  March  4,  1779,  which  shows  that  he  was  discharged 
February  17.”  Given  by  authority  of  the  secretary  of  war, 
Washington,  D.  C.  We  have  no  proof  that  this  Richard  was 
the  person  referred  to  in  the. records  of  the  War  Department  but 
it  is  quite  probable  he  was. 

Children  of  Richard  and  Catherine  (Carleton)  Estes,  all 
born  in  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia: 

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2  1  Ambrose  Carleton  Estes,  born  September,  1780,  married  in 
Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  Margaret  Brock.  They 
emigrated  to  Missouri  where  they  died  and  are  buried  at 
“Bonne  Femme,”  Boone  county,  Missouri. 

2  2Richard  Estes  emigrated  to  Boone  county,  Missouri,  where 
he  died  unmarried.  A  part  of  the  land,  now  the  University 
campus,  was  given  by  Richard  Estes,  toward  securing  the 
location  of  the  University  in  Columbia. 

2  3Polly  Estes  married  in  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  Wil¬ 
liam  Carter,  where  they  both  died  leaving  no  children. 

2  4 Frances  Estes  married  Nathan  Johnson  of  Spottsylvania 
county,  Virginia.  They  had  no  children  but  left  a  large 
inheritance  to  their  nieces  and  nephews. 

2  5 Catherine  Estes  married  -  Kale. 

2  6George  Estes  married,  name  of  wife  unknown.  She  died 
soon  after  their  marriage  leaving  no  issue. 

2  7 Nancy  Estes  married  -  Rowe. 

2  8Berkeley  Estes,  born  April  9,  1797,  in  Spottsylvania  county, 
Virginia,  married  February  5,  1826,  his  second  cousin,  Ma- 
linda  Estes,  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky.  She  was  a  daugh¬ 
ter  of  Middleton  and  Elizabeth  (Adams)  Estes,  born  Sep¬ 
tember  2,  1805.  They  moved  from  Kentucky  to  Missouri 
in  1830,  settled  on  a  farm  three  miles  east  of  Columbia 
where  she  died  April  28,  1838.  He  married,  second,  April 
25,  1839,  Mary  Truitt  of  Callaway  county,  Missouri.  He 
was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Boone  county,  a  very  suc¬ 
cessful  man,  owning  several  tracts  of  land  and  many 
slaves,  and  lived  in  one  of  the  first  brick  houses  built  in 
Boone  county.  Ever  ready  to  do  his  part  toward  the  de¬ 
velopment  of  the  country  and  the  advancement  of  education, 
he  contributed  three  hundred  dollars  toward  securing  the 
location  of  the  University  in  Columbia.  He  was  in  the  War 
of  1812;  although  too  young  to  participate  in  active  war¬ 
fare,  assisted  in  transferring  baggage  and  was  present  on 
muster  days.  After  coming  to  Missouri  was  captain  of  a 
company  which  met  once  a  month  to  practice.  He  died 

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July  29,  18  69,  and  was  buried  in  the  family  burying 
ground  on  his  homestead,  by  the  side  of  his  first  wife.  His 
second  wife  died  soon  afterwards,  and  was  buried  near  him. 

2  9Sarah  Estes,  born  1804,  married  Marshall  Johnson,  brother 

to  Nathan  who  married  her  sister  Frances.  They  lived 
and  died  in  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia. 

Children  of  Ambrose  Carleton  Estes,  who  married  Mar¬ 
garet  Brock: 

3  1  Joseph  Estes,  born  July  4,  1820;  married  January  6,  1852, 

in  Boone  county,  Missouri,  Susan  Bedford,  daughter  of 
Stephen  and  Elizabeth  (Robinson)  Bedford.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  owner  of  fine  stock.  He  lived  two  miles  south¬ 
west  of  Columbia  where  he  and  his  wife  died  and  are  buried 
at  Bethel  cemetery. 

Children  of  Catherine  and -  Kale: 

3  ’Louisa  Kale  married  Zachary  Taylor  who  wrote  in  the  Pat¬ 
ent  or  Pension  Office,  Washington,  D.  C.  He  died  in 
Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  at  his  uncle  Nathan’s. 

3  2Mary  Kale  married  Enoch  Hardin  of  Stafford  county,  Vir¬ 
ginia. 

3  3 Julia  Kale  married  Robert  Alexander. 

3  4William  Kale  married  and  lived  in  Owen  county,  Kentucky. 
They  had  a  daughter  who  married  a  Mr.  Herndon,  and  one 
who  married  -  Todd. 

3  5  John  Kale  went  to  Texas  and  married  there.  He  now  resides 
at  Livingston. 

Children  of  Nancy  Estes  and -  Rowe: 

3  1  Martha  Rowe  married  James  T.  Williams  of  Richmond,  Vir¬ 
ginia. 

3  2 Nancy  Rowe  of  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  unmarried. 

3  3Bettie  Rowe  married  Zachary  Rawlings,  both  of  Spottsyl¬ 
vania  county,  Virginia. 

3  4George  Rowe  married  first  Miss  Daniels,  married  second 
Miss  Hughes. 

Children  of  Berkeley  and  Malinda  Estes: 

3  Anderson  Estes,  born  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  October 
26,  1826,  died  September,  1827. 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


3  2Catherine  Elizabeth  Estes,  born  September  18,  1829,  in 
Kentucky,  married  in  Boone  county,  Missouri,  January  26, 
1853,  Reuben  Hume,  son  of  Lewis  and  Henrietta  (Mc- 
Baine)  Hume,  whose  ancestry  is  given  in  the  Hume  Gen¬ 
ealogy.  She  died  July  8,  1856. 

3  3 Martha  A.  Estes,  born  September  21,  1832,  died  young. 

3  4Sarah  Frances  Estes,  born  February  18,  1835,  married  as 
his  second  wife,  her  brother-in-law,  Wm.  Allen  Park,  Feb¬ 
ruary  2,  1869-  He  died  May  20,  1874,  and  she  died  Au¬ 
gust  8,  1875.  They  are  both  buried  at  the  family  burying 
ground  on  the  farm  of  her  brother  Richard. 

3  5Margaretta  Estes,  married  John  Rice  Boulton,  whose  de¬ 
scendants  are  given  in  the  Boulton  family  on  page  346 
in  this  book. 

Children  of  Berkeley  Estes  and  Mary  (Truitt)  Estes,  born 
in  Boone  county,  Missouri: 

3  6George  Washington  Estes,  born  June  30,  1840,  died  young. 

3  7Mary  Eliza  Estes,  born  May  20,  1843,  married  January  19, 
1865,  William  Allen  Park,  a  dry  goods  merchant  of  Co¬ 
lumbia,  Missouri.  She  died  March  31,  1866,  leaving  a 
daughter,  Mary  Eliza  Park,  one  month  old,  who  died  with 
consumption  when  eighteen  years  of  age. 

3  8William  Berkeley  Estes,  born  May  7,  1845,  married  Decem¬ 
ber  22,  1868,  Martha  Dinwiddie,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Patsey  Dinwiddie  of  Boone  county,  Missouri.  He  is  a  very 
industrious  successful  business  man.  They  are  now  living 
on  one  of  the  best  farms  in  Boone  county,  which  he  owns, 
besides  property  elsewhere. 

3  9Richard  Samuel  Estes,  born  May  27,  1847,  married  April 
6,  1869,  Cordelia  V.  Carlisle,  daughter  of  John  and  Mar¬ 
garet  Carlisle,  of  Boone  county,  Missouri.  He,  like  his 
brother  is  one  of  Boone  county’s  representative  citizens  and 
a  successful  farmer,  living  on  his  father’s  old  homestead, 
whose  kindness  and  devotion  to  his  family  and  all  small 
children  is  proverbial. 

Children  of  Sarah  Estes  who  married  Marshall  Johnson, 

all  born  in  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia: 

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3  1  Amanda  Johnson  married  G.  Smith,  a  dentist  of  Spottsyl- 
vania  county,  Virginia. 

3  2Joseph  W.  Johnson,  unmarried. 

3  3Edgar  Marshall  Johnson  married  first  Miss  Farrish,  of 
Caroline  county,  Virginia,  married  second  May  T.  Lan- 
dam. 

3  4Richard  J.  Johnson,  5Sarah  Ann  Johnson,  twins.  R.  J. 
Johnson  married  Margaret  Jarrell  and  his  sister  Sarah 
married  her  brother,  Robert  H.  Jarrell,  of  Spottsylvania 
county,  Virginia.  R.  J.  Johnson  was  a  soldier  in  the  Con¬ 
federate  army  of  the  Civil  war,  having  taken  part  in  the 
hard-fought  battles  of  Virginia. 

3  6Berkeley  Estes  Johnson,  born  in  Spottsylvania  county,  Vir¬ 

ginia,  married  in  Joplin,  Missouri,  Margaret  Wise.  They 
now  reside  at  Kirkwood,  Missouri.  He  graduated  as  civil 
engineer  at  the  University  of  Virginia,  and  now  holds  an 
excellent  position  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

Children  of  Joseph  and  Susan  (Bedford)  Estes,  born  in 
Boone  county,  Missouri: 

4  -  Ella  Estes  married  Bingham  Johnston,  son  of  Jacob  and 

Pauline  Johnston  of  Boone  county,  Missouri.  She  died  hi 
St.  Louis,  Missouri,  aged  about  43  years. 

4  2Fannie  Estes,  unmarried. 

4  3Ambrose  J.  Estes  married  Foster  Denny,  daughter  of  Alex¬ 
ander  Denny  of  Roanoke,  Missouri. 

4  4Bedford  Estes  married  a  widow  Metcalf,  of  St.  Louis,  Mis¬ 
souri. 

4  5Joseph  Estes,  Jr.,  married  Mary  Pierce. 

Children  of  Catherine  E.  Estes  and  Reuben  Hume: 

4  1Louella  Hume,  born  February  12,  1854,  married  Nathaniel 
Torbett  of  Boone  county,  Missouri. 

Children  of  Sarah  F.  Estes  and  Wm.  Allen  Park: 

4  JA  son,  died  in  infancy. 

4  2Berkeley  Estes  Park,  born  August  19,  1871,  died  November 
2,  1871. 

4  3Allen  Park,  born  December  27,  1873,  married  Mary  Lynes, 

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daughter  of  Jackson  and  Ella  Lynes,  and  niece  of  Sallie 
Lynes,  who  married  John  W.  Beazley  of  Boone  county, 
Missouri.  They  now  reside  in  Tahlequah,  Indian  Terri¬ 
tory,  where  he  is  a  banker. 

Children  of  Wm.  B.  and  Martha  Estes,  born  in  Boone 
county,  Missouri: 

4  1  James  W.  Estes,  born  July,  1870,  married  Effie  Lynes,  sister 
to  Allen  Park’s  wife.  He  now  owns  and  operates  a  grist¬ 
mill  in  Warsaw,  Missouri. 

4  2Berkeley  Estes  married  Ola  May  Turner,  daughter  of  M.  A. 
and  Nannie  (Carlisle)  Turner.  He  is  now  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  the  Taylor-Estes  Lumber  Company,  Columbia, 
Missouri. 

4  3Annie  Belle  Estes  married  Joseph  L.  Lynes,  son  of  Wm.  and 
Elizabeth  (Douglas)  Lynes  of  Boone  county,  and  a  cousin 
to  her  brother  James’  wife.  They  have  a  son  named  Leland 
Estes.  They  live  on  a  fine  farm  near  her  father. 

4  4Samuel  Estes,  living  with  his  parents,  unmarried. 

4  5Nettie  Pearl  Estes,  born  March  15,  1880,  educated  at  Chris¬ 
tian  Female  College,  Columbia,  Missouri,  unmarried. 

Children  of  Richard  S.  and  Cordelia  Estes,  born  in  Boone 
county,  Missouri: 

4  1John  S.  Estes,  born  March  28,  1870,  single. 

4  2 William  Estes  married  Louise  Lynes,  daughter  of  Jackson 
and  Ella  Lynes.  They  now  reside  in  Indian  Territory. 

4  3  Birdie  May  Estes,  married  Baxter  Turner,  son  of  George 
Turner  of  Boone  county,  Missouri.  Reside  in  Indian  Ter¬ 
ritory. 

4  4 Lillie  Blanche  Estes  married  Robert  McHarg.  Reside  at 
Harg,  Boone  county,  Missouri. 

4  5Richard  Estes,  Jr. 

4  6Margaret  Estes. 

4  7Lollie  Estes. 

4  8Reazin  Estes. 

4  9Nannie  A.  Estes. 

Children  of  Richard  J.  Johnson  and  Margaret  (Jarrell) 
Johnson: 


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4  1  Annie  Pauline  Johnson  married  Hill  Weaver.  They  are  the 
parents  of  three  children. 

4  2Cora  Lee  Johnson  married  William  Mitchell.  They  have 
several  children. 

4  3Arthur  Johnson  married  Lizzie  Hamilton. 

4  4  John  E.  Johnson,  died,  aged  19  years. 

4  5Ambrose  Hill  Johnson,  unmarried. 

4  6Laura  Leta  Johnson  married  Arnett  Jacobs. 

4  7William  Estes  Johnson  married  Fannie  Wade. 

4  8Richard  S.  Johnson  married  Margaret  Wilson. 

4  9Joseph  Berkeley  Johnson. 

4  10Katie  Pearl  Johnson,  died  young. 

4  11  Amanda  Louise  Johnson. 

4  12Stella  Watson  Johnson. 

4  13Infant,  died. 

The  first  three  above  were  born  in  Spottsylvania  county, 
Virginia,  and  came  with  their  parents  to  Boone  county,  Mis¬ 
souri,  where  the  others  wTere  born  and  all  are  now  living. 

Children  of  Berkeley  E.  and  Margaret  (Wise)  Johnson: 

4  1  Margaret  Maud  Johnson,  born  in  Joplin,  Missouri,  married 
in  Kirkwood,  Missouri,  in  summer,  1905,  Robert  Bruce 
Brown,  youngest  son  of  ex-Governor  B.  Gratz  Brown. 
They  reside  in  New  York  City. 

4  2Blanche  Virginia  Johnson,  aged  1 6  years,  born  in  Kirkwood, 
Missouri. 

4  3Grace  Lucile  Johnson,  born  in  Kirkwood,  Missouri,  aged  14 

years.  They  are  with  their  parents  at  their  elegant  sub¬ 
urban  home  in  Kirkwood,  Missouri. 

Children  of  Bingham  and  Ella  (Estes)  Johnston: 

5  1  Estes  Johnston,  born  in  1884  in  Boone  county.  Lived  for 

several  years  with  his  parents  in  St.  Louis,  now  with  Parker 
Furniture  Company,  Columbia,  Missouri. 

5  2Jacob  Johnston,  born  in  Boone  county,  Missouri. 

5  3Ambrose  Johnston,  born  in  Boone  county,  Missouri. 

5  4Bingliam  Johnston,  Jr.,  born  in  Boone  county,  Missouri. 

5  5  A  son,  born  in  St.  Louis,  died  young. 

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Children  of  Ambrose  J.  and  Foster  (Denny)  Estes,  born  in 
Boone  county,  Missouri: 

5  1Zannie  May  Estes,  born  1885.  Educated  at  Christian  Col¬ 
lege,  now  living  with  her  parents  on  their  large  farm  six 
miles  south  of  Columbia. 

5  2Joseph  Estes,  unmarried. 

5  3Denny  Estes. 

5  4Ambrose  Estes,  Jr. 

5  5Elizabeth  Estes,  born  1899. 

4  Joseph  Estes,  who  married  Mary  Pierce,  has  a  daughter 

named  Mary  Susan  Estes,  born  in  Boone  county,  Missouri. 
A  son,  born  in  summer  of  1905. 

Children  of  Louella  Hume,  who  married  Nathaniel  Torbett, 
born  in  Boone  county,  Missouri: 

5  1Infant,  dead;  2Catherine  Torbett,  twins.  Katie  died,  aged 

about  7  years. 

5  3Reuben  Hume  Torbett  (called  Bud),  unmarried. 

5  4Henrietta  Wilson  Torbett  married  -  Tomlinson. 

They  have  a  daughter,  Ecce  Tomlinson. 

5  5 Ecce  Gladys  Torbett  married  her  second  cousin.  Dr.  Charles 
Hume.  Reside  at  Columbia,  Missouri.  They  have  a  son, 
Frank  Monroe  Hume. 

5  6 Natalie  Torbett. 

5  7  Agnes  Torbett. 

5  8C.  C.  Torbett,  Jr. 

5  9  Rex  Gerald  Torbett. 

Children  of  Allen  and  Mary  (Lynes)  Park,  born  in  Boone 
county,  Missouri : 

5  1  Lynes  Park. 

5  2 Allen  Park,  Jr.,  living  with  their  parents  in  Tahlequah, 
Indian  Territory. 

4  Birdie  May  Estes  who  married  Baxter  Turner,  has  a  daugh¬ 
ter,  May  Turner. 

4  Lillie  Blanche  Estes,  who  married  Robert  McHarg,  has  a  son, 
Robert  McHarg,  Jr.,  nearly  two  years  old. 

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ESTES  FAMILY  OF  VIRGINIA  AND  KENTUCKY. 


Since  Mr.  Charles  Estes,  of  Warren,  Rhode  Island,  has 
published  a  genealogy  of  the  Estes  family  in  the  United  States 
we  will  only  give  a  brief  sketch  of  that  line  of  the  Estes  family 
which  settled  in  Spottsvlvania  county,  Virginia,  and  emigrated 
from  there  to  Kentucky. 

1  1  John  Estes  came  from  England  and  settled  in  Virginia. 

He  married  Nancy  Montigue.  We  have  no  record  proof 
of  when  nor  where  this  marriage  occurred,  but  their  chil¬ 
dren  were  born  in  Spottsvlvania  county,  Virginia.  Mr. 
Charles  Estes  in  his  “Estes  Genealogies,”  states  they  were 
the  parents  of  eight  children  which  will  be  given  below: 

2  1  Middleton  Estes,  born  December  11,  1782,  in  Virginia, 

married  in  Lexington,  Kentucky,  Elizabeth  Adams,  daugh¬ 
ter  of  Captain  Adams,  of  Orange  Courthouse,  Virginia. 
The  greater  part  of  their  married  life  was  spent  in  Clark 
county,  Kentucky,  but  at  what  date  they  emigrated  to  Ken¬ 
tucky  is  not  known. 

2  2 John  Estes,  born  - ;  went  to  Clay  county,  Missouri. 

2  3Abraham  Estes,  born  in  Virginia,  September  25,  1787,  died 
September  11,  1825,  married  December  24,  1813,  Beulah, 
daughter  of  Whorton  and  Margaret  (Gatewood)  Schooler, 
born  April  22,  1787,  died  February  10,  1854.  Abraham’s 
vocation  was  agriculture.  One  Abraham  Estes  served  in  the 
volunteer  militia  under  Captain  Bledsoe  in  War  of  1812, 
and  was  probably  discharged  early  in  April,  1814,  on  ac¬ 
count  of  disability,  and  placed  on  Kentucky  roll  in  18l6‘. 
He  is  doubtless  the  person  whose  record  is  given  here. 

2  4 Clement  Estes,  born  - ,  married  first  Sarah  Adams, 

married  second  Miss  Wilson. 

2  5 Bartlett  Estes  married  near  Mt.  Sterling,  Kentucky.  When 
last  heard  from  was  at  Liberty,  Clay  county,  Missouri. 

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2  6Elizabeth  Estes  married  her  cousin,  Spencer  Estes. 

2  7Nancy  Estes  married  William  Estes,  brother  to  Spencer. 

2  8Polly  Estes  married  Mr.  Robinson. 

Children  of  Middleton  and  Elizabeth  (Adams)  Estes,  all 
born  in  Kentucky: 

3  xJackson  Estes,  no  record. 

3  2Clement  Estes,  no  record  of  birth  or  marriage.  Went  to 
Henry  county,  Kentucky. 

3  3Malinda  Estes,  born  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  September 
2,  1805,  where  she  married  February  5,  1826,  her  cousin, 
Berkeley  Estes,  born  April  9 ,  1797,  who  was  a  son  of 
Richard  and  Catherine  (Carleton)  Estes  of  Spottsylvania 
county,  Virginia.  They  moved  to  Boone  county,  Missouri, 
during  the  summer  of  1830,  where  she  died  April  28,  1838, 
and  was  buried  in  the  family  burying  ground  on  their  home¬ 
stead,  three  miles  east  of  Columbia.  Their  descendants  will 
be  given  in  lineage  of  Richard  Estes  of  Spottsylvania 
county,  Virginia. 

3  4Nancy  Estes,  born  - ,  married  in  Clark  county,  Ken¬ 

tucky,  John  Gwynn  of  Henry  county,  Kentucky.  He  died 
in  Henry  county,  Kentucky,  in  1837,  and  his  widow  came 
to  Boone  county,  Missouri,  the  following  year  and  settled 
on  a  farm  near  her  sister,  Malinda  Nancy  Gwynn,  and  died 
June,  1869,  and  is  buried  in  Columbia,  Missouri. 

3  5Jeptha  Estes,  born  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  and  went  to 
Missouri. 

3  6Henry  Estes  married  his  cousin,  Caroline  Lighter,  nee  Estes, 
daughter  of  Clement  Estes. 

3  7Abraham  Estes  went  to  Owen  county,  Kentucky. 

3  8Sarah  Estes  married  Peter  Fore. 

3  9Lucy  Estes  married  -  Gwynn,  brother  to  John,  who 

married  her  sister  Nancy. 

3  10John  Estes  married  first  Frankie  Atkins,  and  second  Mary 

- .  They  lived  in  Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  Columbia, 

Missouri,  and  then  in  Texas. 

3  11  William  Estes,  born  in  Lexington,  Kentucky,  April  27, 

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1820,  married  in  New  Liberty,  Kentucky,  September  30, 
1841,  Malinda  C.,  daughter  of  B.  R.  Davis. 

3  12Joseph  Estes,  born  in  Kentucky,  came  to  Boone  county, 
Missouri,  and  married  Ann  Palmer.  No  issue.  He  died 
soon  after  marriage. 

3  13 Frances  Estes  married  a  Mr.  Green  of  Kentucky. 

Children  of  Abraham  and  Beulah  (Schooler)  Estes,  born 
in  Kentucky: 

3  1  Nancy  Estes,  born  May  1,  1815,  married  September  25, 
1829,  John  Ballenger. 

3  2Martha  (called  Patsey)  Estes,  born  July  2,  1818,  died  June 
8,  1859,  married  August  8,  1833,  Preston  Hedges,  and 
lives  at  Hedges  Station,  Clark  county,  Kentucky. 

3  3 John  W.  Estes,  bom  March  13,  1823,  married  in  Winches¬ 
ter,  Kentucky,  December  18,  1850,  Mary  J.  Stiff,  born 
June  28,  1822,  died  June  26,  1875,  daughter  of  Frederick 
and  Mary  (Clinkenbeard)  Stiff. 

Children  of  Clement,  son  of  John  and  brother  to  Middleton 
Estes,  who  married  first  Sally  Adams,  married  second 
Miss  Wilson : 

3  1Letitia  Estes  married  John  Gwynn. 

3  2Caroline  Estes  married  first  -  Lighter,  and  second  her 

cousin,  Henry  Estes. 

3  3Abner  Estes. 

3  4 Clement  Estes. 

3  5Jeptha  Estes. 

3  6John  I.  Estes. 

Children  of  Polly  Estes  who  married  a  Robinson: 

3  benjamin  Robinson,  born  in  Kentucky,  married  Maria 
Young  of  Kentucky,  and  moved  to  Boone  county,  Missouri. 
3  2 Nancy  Robinson  married  Nathaniel  McFarlane  and  moved 
to  Henry  county,  Kentucky. 

3  3Margaret  (called  Peggy)  Robinson  married  William  Whit¬ 
ing,  moved  to  Henry  county,  Kentucky. 

3  4  Matilda  Robinson  married  Jacob  Gecoby. 

Children  of  Nancy  Estes,  daughter  of  Middleton  Estes, 
who  married  John  Gwynn: 


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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


3  *Lucy  Ann  Gwynn,  born  in  Henry  county,  Kentucky,  moved 
with  her  mother  to  Boone  county,  Missouri,  where  she  died 
young. 

3  2Sarah  Elizabeth  Gwynn,  born  in  Henry  county,  Kentucky, 
February  9,  1826,  died  in  Boone  county,  Missouri,  January 
13,  1891,  buried  in  Columbia  cemetery. 

3  3Casandra  Gwynn,  born  in  Henry  county,  Kentucky,  March 

6,  1829,  moved  to  Boone  county,  Missouri,  married  Edward 
Dailey  of  St.  Louis.  He  died  in  1881  or  1882  and  is  buried 
in  Columbia.  His  widow  is  now  a  resident  of  Columbia. 

Children  of  John  and  Frankie  (Atkins)  Estes,  grandchil¬ 
dren  of  Middleton  and  Elizabeth: 

4  1  Lewis  Estes  married  May  - ,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  They 

have  a  daughter,  Mable  Clare  Estes. 

4  2James  Estes. 

4  3 Margaret  Estes. 

4  4Laura  Estes. 

Children  of  John  Estes  and  his  second  wife,  Mary  - : 

4  5 Charles  Estes. 

4  6Emma  Estes. 

4  7 John  Estes,  Jr. 

Children  of  William  and  Malinda  C.  (Davis)  Estes,  born 
in  New  Liberty,  Kentucky: 

4  1Sallie  F.  Estes,  born  July  28,  1844. 

4  2Elizabeth  A.  Estes,  born  December  16,  1846. 

4  3Annie  M.  Estes,  born  November  22,  1850. 

4  4Benjamin  D.  Estes,  born  November  5,  1853. 

4  5 Absalom  A.  Estes,  born  June  26,  1856,  died  July  29,  1884. 
4  6 William  Albert  Estes,  born  November  9,  1858. 

4  7Samuel  W.  Estes,  born  October  22,  I860. 

4  8Katie  M.  Estes,  born  July  3,  1863,  died  June  20,  1880. 

4  9John  M.  Estes,  born  April  10,  1866. 

Children  of  Nancy  Estes  who  married  John  Ballenger  of 
Kentucky : 

4  JMary  Ballenger  married  September  4,  1861,  James  Stiff. 

4  2Sarah  Ballenger  married  May  23,  1876,  Benjamin  Stiff,  of 
Clintonville,  Kentucky. 


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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


4  3Martha  Ballenger  married  March  10,  1870,  Jasper  McDon¬ 
ald.  Reside  at  Clintonville,  Kentucky. 

4  4  Nancy  Ballenger  married  May  16,  1879,  James  Haggard. 
They  reside  in  Paris,  Kentucky. 

Children  of  John  W.  and  Mary  J.  (Stiff)  Estes  of  Win¬ 
chester,  Kentucky: 

4  1  James  T.  Estes,  born  January  23,  1856,  married  in  Paris, 
Kentucky,  July  29,  1879,  Laura,  daughter  of  Larkin  and 
Hannah  (Hildreth)  Dawson,  born  January  14,  1859.  They 
live  near  Clintonville,  Kentucky.  Issue:  A  daughter,  Ada 
Pearl  Estes,  born  January  13,  1884. 

4  2William  C.  Estes,  born  November  19,  1858,  married  in 

Paris,  Kentucky,  August  11,  1881,  Mattie,  daughter  of 
David  Davis  and  Martha  (Dawson)  Davis,  born  January 
14,  1862.  Reside  at  Winchester,  Kentucky.  Their  children 
are:  Lynn  Smith  Estes,  born  May  1,  1884;  John  Davis 
Estes,  born  September  22,  1889- 
4  3Evaline  Estes,  born  July  16,  I860,  married  June  19,  1889, 
George  W.  Dawson. 

4  4Frederick  Abraham  Estes,  born  November  17,  1861,  mar¬ 
ried  December  20,  1888,  Sarah  Kennedy.  Resides  on  a 
farm  near  Clintonville,  Kentucky. 

4  5Mary  Beulah  Estes,  born  April  11,  1863,  married  October 
13,  1889,  Harlan  Kennedy  of  Clintonville,  Kentucky. 

4  1  Lewis  Robinson,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Maria  (Young)  Rob¬ 

inson,  married  Ann  Campbell.  They  lived  on  a  farm 
southeast  of  Columbia  until  his  death,  about  seventeen 
years  ago.  She  is  now  living  with  her  son. 

Children  of  Casandra  and  Edward  Daily  of  Boone  county, 
Missouri : 

5  1John  Thomas  Daily,  born  February  24,  185 — ,  married  in 

1877  or  8,  Josie  Fleming  of  Boone  county,  Missouri.  He 
is  now  a  farmer  living  near  Harg,  Boone  county,  Missouri. 
Their  children  are:  Madge  F.  Dailey,  William  Dailey, 
Cassie  Dailey,  born  in  summer  of  1891. 

5  2Mary  C.  Dailey,  born  January  30,  1857. 

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5  3 Cora  F.  Dailey,  born  May  — ,  1859,  Columbia,  Missouri. 

5  4Emma  Florence  Dailey,  died  young. 

5  5  James  Dailey,  now  of  Montana. 

Children  of  Lewis  and  Ann  (Campbell)  Robinson,  born 
in  Boone  county,  Missouri: 

5  1  Harvey  Robinson  married  Miss  McClure  of  Boone  county. 
She  died  soon  after  marriage  and  he  is  now  living  with  his 
widowed  mother,  ten  miles  northeast  of  Columbia,  Mis¬ 
souri. 

5  2Edward  Robinson  married  Nannie  Miller  of  Callaway 
county,  Missouri.  He  died  April  26,  1905,  leaving  no  chil¬ 
dren. 

5  3 John  Robinson,  a  physician  of  McAllister,  Indian  Terri¬ 
tory,  married  a  widow  of  that  place. 

5  4  Clara  Robinson,  unmarried. 

5  5  Clark  Robinson,  graduated  in  law  at  Missouri  State  Uni¬ 
versity,  now  teaching  in  Boone  county. 


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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


1  JOHN  LEWIS,  OF  HANOVER  COUNTY,  VIR¬ 

GINIA. 

John  Lewis,  Sr.,  emigrated  from  Wales  to  Virginia.  He 
was  born  about  1640.  It  is  not  known  whom  he  married.  He 
died  in  Hanover  county  in  1726,  where  his  will  is  on  record.  In 
his  will  he  mentions  the  names  of  his  six  children,  as  follows: 

2  *Mrs.  Rebecca  Lindsay,  born  about  1677. 

2  2 Abraham  Lewis,  born  about  1679- 

2  3Sarah  Lewis,  born  about  1681. 

2  4Mrs.  Angelica  Fullelove,  born  about  1683. 

2  5David  Lewis,  born  about  1685. 

2  cJohn  Lewis,  Jr.,  born  about  1687. 

2  David  Lewis,  Sr.,  fifth  child  of  John  Lewis  the  emigrant, 
born  about  1685  in  Hanover  county,  Virginia,  married  first  about 
1717,  Miss  Terrell,  daughter,  it  is  said,  of  Joel  Terrell.  She  died 
in  1734.  The  name  of  his  second  wife  is  not  known  by  whom  he 
had  no  issue.  About  the  year  1750,  David  Lewis  moved  from 
Hanover  and  settled  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia.  Albemarle 
was  then  a  new  county,  having  been  carved  out  of  Goochland.  In 
1753  he  married  his  third  wife  in  Albemarle  county.  She  was 
the  widow  of  Dr.  Hart,  of  Philadelphia,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Mary  McGrarth.  Her  sister,  Elizabeth  McGrarth,  married  John 
Lewis,  Jr.,  David’s  brother.  David  Lewis  was  engaged  to  be 
married  the  fourth  time,  but  died  very  suddenly  just  before 
the  nuptials  in  the  year  1779.  His  will  was  probated  at  the 
September  term  of  the  Albemarle  County  Court  in  1779.  Joel 
Lewis,  John  Martin,  James  Lewis  and  Talliaferro  Lewis  were 
his  executors. 

Children  of  David  Lewis  and  Miss  Terrell  his  first  wife: 

3  1Williaim  Terrell  Lewis,  born  1718,  married  1739  Sarah 

Martin,  resident  of  Surry  county,  North  Carolina. 

3  2Susannah  Lewis,  born  1720,  married  Alexander  Mackey. 

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They  moved  to  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  where 
she  died  in  1784. 

3  3Hannah  Lewis,  born  1722,  married  James  Hickman. 

3  4Sarah  Lewis,  born  1724,  married  Abraham  Musick.  They 
both  died  near  Florissant,  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri. 

3  5David  Lewis,  Jr.,  born  1726,  married  first,  Rebecca  Stovall, 
married  second,  Elizabeth  Lockhart.  He  died  near  Spar- 
tansburg,  South  Carolina,  in  1787,  his  wife  in  1796. 

3  6 John  Lewis,  born  1728,  died  1784;  married  first,  Sarah  Tal- 

liaferro;  married  second,  Susan  Clarkson. 

3  7  Joel  Lewis,  born  1730;  married  first,  Mary  Tureman;  second, 

Mrs.  Gordon;  third,  Lucy  Daniels.  He  was  born  in  Han¬ 
over,  moved  to  Albemarle  and  afterwards  to  Spottsylvania 
county,  where  he  died  in  1813. 

3  8 Anna  Lewis,  born  1753,  married;  first,  Joel  Terrell;  second, 

Stephen  Willis.  She  died  in  Rutherford  county.  North 
Carolina,  July  2,  1835. 

Children  of  David  and  Mary  (Hart)  Lewis: 

3  9Elizabeth  Lewis,  born  1754,  married  John  Martin. 

3  10Col.  James  Lewis,  born  1756,  married;  first,  Lucy  Thomas; 
second,  Mary  Marks. 

3  xlMiriam  Lewis,  born  1759,  married  Col.  Gabriel  Madison. 

This  chapter  will  contain  only  the  descendants  of  Hannah 
Lewis,  third  child  of  David  Lewis,  and  Miss  Terrell,  who  married 
in  1744,  James  Hickman,  of  Culpepper  county,  Virginia,  where 
they  resided  until  1784,  when  they  moved  to  what  is  now  Clark 
county,  Kentucky.  James  Hickman  was  born  in  1724  and  died 
in  Clark  county,  Kentucky  in  1816.  Hannah,  his  wife,  died  in 
the  same  county  in  1822,  lacking  only  four  months  of  being  100 
years  old.  She  was  a  pious  member  of  the  Baptist  church. 

Children  of  James  and  Hannah  (Lewis)  Hickman: 

4  xSusannah  Hickman,  born  1745,  married  James  Browning. 

4  2David  Hickman,  born  1749,  married  Clara  McClannahan. 

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4  3 Anna  Hickman,  born  1754,  married  Stephen  Holladay. 

4  4Rev.  Henry  Hickman,  born  1755,  married  Phebe  Eastham, 
died  in  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  in  1804. 

4  5Eleanor  Hickman,  born  1756,  married  Joseph  Hill,  of  Vir¬ 
ginia,  and  moved  to  Kentucky. 

4  6Gen.  Richard  Hickman,  born  1757,  married  Lydia  Calloway. 
4  7 James  Hickman,  born  1760,  married  Elizabeth  Bryan. 

4  8Joel  Hickman,  born  1761,  married  Frances  Garetta  Wilson. 

4  9Hannah  Hickman,  born  1765,  married  George  Hill. 

4  Susannah  Hickman,  oldest  child  of  James  and  Hannah 
(Lewis)  Hickman  who  married  James  Browning  was  born  in 
Culpepper  county,  Virginia  in  1745,  and  died  in  Harrison  county, 
Kentucky,  leaving  five  children,  namely: 

5  1  Caleb  Browning,  married  Anna - ,  and  died  in  Pen¬ 

dleton  county,  Kentucky.  Their  children  are;  Nancy,  Sal- 
lie,  James  and  Caleb  Browning. 

5  2Mary  Browning,  married  Talliaferro  Browning  and  died  in 
Pendleton  county,  Kentucky. 

5  3Col.  James  Browning,  born  Oct.  2,  1768,  married  1795,  Jane 
Morrow,  born  January  4,  1778.  They  settled  in  Clark 
county,  Kentucky,  where  he  died  July  7,  1825,  and  his 
widow  June  4,  1864.  Mrs.  Browning’s  parents,  James 
and  Elizabeth  (Frame)  Morrow,  moved  from  Virginia  to 
Kentucky  about  1775. 

5  4Micajah  Browning,  married  Sarah  Brown. 

5  5Ann  Browning,  married  Mr.  Overall,  and  resided  near  Cvn- 

thiana,  Kentucky. 

Children  of  Col.  James  and  Jane  (Morrow)  Browning: 

6  Elizabeth  Browning,  born  March  1,  1796,  married  James 

Grimes. 

6  2Hickman  L.  Browning,  born  November  9,  1798,  died  young. 
6  3  Mary  L.  Browning,  born  October  22,  1800,  married  Dan- 

dridge  Holladay  in  1826. 

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6  4Lucinda  B.  Browning,  born  June  22,  1803,  married  John 
Headley,  October  7,  1828. 

6  5Matilda  Browning,  born  September  27,  1805,  died  young. 

6  6Franklin  M.  Browning,  born  June  11,  1808,  married  Cyn¬ 
thia  Grimes. 

6  "James  B.  Browning,  born  August  17,  1811,  married  Chris¬ 
tina  Fonda.  Their  children  are  Jane,  Alice,  James  and 
Gertrude  Browning. 

6  8William  Perry  Browning,  born  October  13,  1813,  married 
Emeline  Armstrong.  They  had  three  daughters,  Anna, 
who  married  Mr.  Butler,  Bettie  and  Charlotte. 

6  9Dr.  Milton  A.  Browning,  bom  April  13,  1816,  married  Mary 
J.  Starr,  July  2,  1851,  resides  near  Laomi,  Illinois. 

6  10Edwin  C.  Browning  born  April  24,  1819,  married  Lucy 
Blaydes,  November  8,  1842,  resides  at  his  father’s  old 
home  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky. 

6  11  Martha  J.  Browning,  born  November  11,  1822,  and  Fauntle- 

roy  Jones,  of  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  in  1841,  P.  O. 
Jones,  Nursery,  Kentucky. 

Children  of  John  and  Lucinda  E.  (Browning)  Headley: 

7  1  James  B.  Headley,  married  Mary  Thomas,  one  child, 

Julia  P.  Headley. 

7  2  John  M.  Headley. 

7  3 Charlton  Headley,  killed  at  Harts ville,  Tennessee,  be¬ 

longed  to  Eighth  Kentucky  Cavalry,  Col.  Clark’s  Reg¬ 
iment. 

6  6 Franklin  M.  Browning,  born  June  11,  1808,  married  Cynthia 

Grimes,  their  children  are  as  follows: 

7  *Mary  A.  Browning,  married  Cyrus  Blackburn,  of  Hav- 
ilandville,  Kentucky. 

7  2Nancy  J.  Browning,  married  William  Parker  Morgan, 
of  Pendleton  county,  Kentucky. 

7  3 Lucinda  Browning,  married  Jacob  Hall. 

7  4Sallie  Browning,  married  N.  B.  Aulick,  of  Kentucky. 

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7  5James  Browning,  married  Hester  King,  of  Cvnthiana, 
Kentucky. 

7  6William  Browning,  married  Addie  Blackburn. 

7  7 Thomas  Browning,  married  Hannah  Echle. 

7  8Edwin  B.  Browning,  of  Havilandville,  Kentucky. 

7  9David  P.  Browning,  an  artist,  Havilandville,  Kentucky. 

6  7 James  B.  Browning,  born  August  17,  1811,  married  Chris¬ 

tina  Fonda;  their  children  are  Jane,  Alice,  Jennie  and 
Gertrude. 

6  8 William  Perry  Browning,  born  October  13,  1813,  married 

Emaline  Armstrong,  they  had  three  daughters,  Anna,  who 
married  Mr.  Butler,  Bettie  and  Charlotte. 

6  9Dr.  Milton  A.  Browning,  born  April  13,  1816,  married  Mary 
J.  Starr,  July  2,  1851,  resides  near  Laomi  Illinois. 

6  10Edwin  C.  Browning,  born  April  24,  1819,  married  Lucy 
Blaydes,  November  8,  1842,  resides  at  his  father’s  old 
homestead  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky. 

7  H.izzie  B.  Browning,  married  Jacob  Embry. 

7  2James  Browning,  married  Anna  Capps,  Athens,  Ken¬ 
tucky. 

7  3 Blaydes  Browning. 

7  4Woodson  Browning. 

7  5Perry  Browning,  married  Dixie  Woodford,  Athens,  Ken¬ 
tucky.  Their  children  are  Edwin,  Edna,  Willie  and 
Lucy  C.  Browning. 

6  11  Martha  J.  Browning,  born  November  11,  1822,  married 

Fauntleroy  Jones,  of  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  in  1841. 

7  4Mary  Jones,  married  John  W.  Moore. 

7  2Dr.  Francis  Jones,  Pine  Grove,  Kentucky. 

7  3Willie  Jones,  died. 

7  4 Judge  Lewis  H.  Jones,  attorney-at-law,  Winchester, 

Kentucky. 

7  5Bettie  Jones. 

7  6Alice  Jones,  married  Louis  Woodford,  of  Pine  Grove, 
Kentucky,  in  1877. 


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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE. 


Children  of  Micajali  Browning,  son  of  Susan  Hickman  and 
James  Browning,  who  married  Sarah  Brown,  daughter  of 
Judge  James  Brown,  of  Bourbon  county,  Kentucky. 

6  1Tabitha  Ann  Browning,  married  Capt.  Elijah  O.  Bannon, 
of  near  Lexington,  Kentucky.  He  was  high  sheriff  of 
Fayette  county,  Kentucky. 

6  2  and  6  3Twins  died,  aged  twenty-five  years. 

6  4 Hon.  Orville  Hickman  Browning,  born  1806,  in  Harrison 

county,  Kentucky,  he  located  in  Quincy,  Illinois;  was  a 
lawyer  of  national  reputation,  married  Eliza  Caldwell,  left 
no  children,  except  an  adopted  daughter,  Eliza  Skinner, 
he  died  in  Illinois,  August  10,  1881. 

6  5Marcus  Elliott  Browning,  born  1807,  married  a  Miss  - 

Reese  and  was  one  of  the  chief  clerks  of  the  Northern 
Bank  of  Lexington,  Kentucky. 

6  6  Milton  Davis  Browning,  born  in  1809,  married  Miss  - 

Brown  and  was  a  lawyer  of  high  standing  in  Burlington, 
Iowa. 

6  'Zelinda  Field  Browning,  born  1813,  died  1817. 

6  8Ann  Davis  Browning,  born  1819,  married  Dr.  William  Rob¬ 
ertson,  whose  first  wife  was  Jane  Madison,  daughter  of 
Mariam  Lewis  and  Col.  Gabriel  Madison,  of  Jassamine 
county,  Kentucky.  Dr.  Robertson  resided  many  years  in 
Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  but  finally  settled  near  Rock 
House  Prairie,  Buchanan  county,  Missouri. 

6  9Elizabeth  Brown  Browning,  born  1822,  died  in  1836. 

4  David  Hickman,  oldest  son  of  James  and  Hannah 
(Lewis)  Hickman,  born  in  Culpepper  county,  Virginia,  in  1749, 
and  moved  to  what  is  now  Bourbon  county,  Kentucky,  in  1784, 
he  married  in  1771  Clara  McClanahan,  of  Virginia;  he  died  in 
Bourbon  county,  Kentucky,  in  1825. 

Children  of  David  and  Clara  (McClanahan)  Hickman: 

5  1  Peggy  or  Margarett  Hickman,  born  in  Culpepper  county, 

Virginia,  in  1772,  married  James  Hutchinson,  and  died  in 
Missouri  in  1844. 


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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


5  2Anna  Hickman,  born  in  1775,  married  William  Markham  and 
resided  in  Bath  county,  Kentucky,  where  she  died  childless 
in  1856. 

5  3Hon.  John  Lewis  Hickman,  was  born  in  1777  and  died  near 
Paris,  Kentucky,  in  1849-  He  was  sheriff  of  his  county 
for  many  years;  also  member  of  Senate  of  Kentucky.  The 
greater  part  of  his  life  was  spent  on  a  farm,  he  married  in 
1811  his  cousin,  Elizabeth  Hickman,  daughter  of  Gen. 
Richard  Hickman. 

5  4Nancy  Hickman,  born  1779,  married  John  Buford,  of  Ver¬ 
sailles,  Kentucky. 

5  5Agnes  Hickman,  born  1781,  married  Joseph  Bledsoe,  they 
settled  near  Lexington,  Missouri. 

5  6Col.  Thomas  Hickman,  born  1782,  married  Sarah  Pruett  in 
1 803,  they  were  both  members  of  the  Christian  church, 
and  both  died  in  Bourbon  county,  Kentucky,  in  1854,  he 
served  as  a  soldier,  fighting  the  Indians  about  the  lakes. 

5  7Lieut.  James  Hickman,  born  in  Bourbon  county,  Kentucky, 
in  1784,  a  graduate  of  Princeton  College.  He  was  con¬ 
nected  with  the  regular  army  of  the  United  States  for 
sometime.  He  was  a  merchant  at  Old  Franklin,  Missouri. 
He  married  Sophia  Woodson,  daughter  of  Josiah  Wood- 
son,  of  Goochland  county,  Virginia,  in  1817  and  died  in 
Boone  county,  Missouri,  in  1826,  Mrs.  Hickman’s  sister 
is  the  mother  of  Mrs.  John  J.  Crittenden. 

5  sCapt.  David  McClanahan  Hickman,  born  in  Bourbon  county, 
Kentucky,  in  1788,  emigrated  to  Missouri  in  1823,  and 
settled  on  a  farm  on  the  two-mile  Prairie,  Boone,  county, 
Missouri,  where  he  died,  June  14,  1857.  He  married  first 
Eliza  Keller  Johnston,  daughter  of  Capt.  William  John¬ 
ston  and  Rachel  Spears,  in  1818;  second,  Cornelia  Ann 
Bryan  in  1829- 

5  9  Lucy  Hickman,  born  1789,  married  Mason  Moss,  she  died  in 

1841  and  her  husband  in  1838. 

5  10William  Hickman,  born  1792,  died  in  Bourbon  county,  Ken¬ 
tucky,  in  1845,  married  Mary  Tureman. 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE, 


Children  of  James  and  Margarett  (Hickman)  Hutchinson: 

6  1  Lewis  Hutchinson,  married  Miss  -  Adams.  They  re¬ 

sided  in  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania. 

6  2 James  Hutchinson,  Jr.,  lived  near  Boonville,  Cooper  county, 

Missouri. 

6  3Nancy  Hutchinson. 

6  4Margarett  Hutchinson,  married;  first,  William  Johnston  and 
second,  Leonard,  of  Cooper  county,  Missouri. 

6  5Eliza  Hutchinson,  married  John  Lewis  Hickman,  her 
cousin,  and  son  of  Col.  Thomas  Hickman  and  his  wife, 
Sarah  Pruett,  of  Bourbon  county,  Kentucky.  They  re¬ 
sided  near  Boonville,  Missouri.  The  other  children  were: 
6David,  "Thomas,  8John,  9Clara,  10William,  41Mary  who 
married  Henry  Buford,  12Benjamin  Hutchinson  of  Pitts¬ 
burg,  Pennsylvania. 

Children  of  Hon.  John  Lewis  Hickman  and  Elizabeth 
(Hickman)  Hickman: 

6  1  Catharine  C.  Hickman,  married  1812,  James  K.  Marshall,  a 

lawyer,  and  after  practicing  law  several  years,  turned  his 
attention  to  farming  and  merchandising,  died  1828. 

6  2Richard  Hickman,  born  1813,  died  1833. 

6  3Edward  L.  Hickman,  born  1815,  died  1833. 

6  4Lydia  E.  Hickman,  born  1817,  married  in  1834,  Richard  P. 
Shelby,  son  of  Gen.  James  Shelby,  of  Fayette  county, 
Kentucky,  and  grandson  of  Gov.  Shelby.  They  had  three 
children,  all  died  young  except  James,  who  married  in 
1855;  moved  to  Missouri,  where  he  died  in  1856,  leaving 
an  infant  son,  who  has  since  died. 

6  5Margarett  Hickman,  born  1819,  married  in  1837,  William 
H.  Shackleford,  a  merchant  of  Richmond,  Kentucky,  after¬ 
wards  at  Paris,  Kentucky,  she  died  in  1844. 

6  6 John  Lewis  Hickman,  Jr.,  born  1821,  a  farmer,  married  in 

1844,  Adelia  Edwards. 

6  7 David  H.  Hickman,  born  1823,  died  1849,  single. 

6  8Caroline  P.  Hickman,  bom  1829,  married  William  Duke,  a 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


farmer  in  1847,  Mr.  Duke  was  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican 
War. 

Children  of  John  and  Nancy  (Hickman)  Buford: 

6  1  Helen  Buford,  married  Mr.  Johnson,  one  of  her  daughters, 

married  J.  G.  Morrison. 

6  2Col.  Buford. 

6  3Gen.  Napoleon  Buford,  an  officer  of  the  Civil  War,  died  from 
wounds  received,  or  was  killed  in  battle  during  the  latter 
part  of  the  War.  He  was  forty-two  years  of  age  and 
was  made  a  Major-General  on  the  very  day  he  died. 

Children  of  Joseph  and  Agnes  (Hickman)  Bledsoe: 

6  1  Hiram  Bledsoe,  married  Susan  Hughes.  Capt.  Bledsoe, 

served  with  distinction  during  the  Mexican  War  and  upon 
the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War  was  one  of  the  first  to 
raise  and  equip  a  company  of  artillery  in  the  State  of 
Missouri.  During  the  terrific  shelling  near  Marietta,  a 
shell  from  the  enemies  guns  exploded  near  Capt.  Bledsoe’s 
battery,  killing  him  and  twelve  others. 

6  2Thomas  Bledsoe,  married  Miss  WTilson.  They  resided  near 
Lexington,  Missouri. 

6  3David,  Joseph  and  two  daughters. 

Children  of  Col.  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Pruett)  Hickman: 

6  1John  Lewis  Hickman,  born  1804,  married  Eliza  Hutchinson, 
a  cousin,  he  died  near  Boonville,  Missouri. 

6  2Ann  Hickman,  born  in  Jessamine  county,  Kentucky,  in  1805, 
in  1817,  her  father  moved  to  Howard  county,  Missouri; 
she  married  in  1819,  Robert  McGavock,  a  lawyer,  bom  in 
Wythe  county,  Virginia  1794,  resident  of  Clovesport,  Ken¬ 
tucky. 

6  3Clara  Hickman,  born  1807,  her  first  husband  was  Jones  H. 
Flournoy,  a  merchant  and  farmer  of  Kentucky;  she  mar¬ 
ried  a  second  time  and  was  living  at  Boonville,  Missouri,  a 
widow,  when  last  heard  from. 

6  4  James  P.  Hickman,  born  in  1814  was  at  one  time  a  merchant 


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at  Chihuahua,  Mexico,  married  a  Spanish  lady  and  lived  at 
San  Antonia,  Texas.  They  had  five  children,  James,  John, 
Thomas,  David  and  Sarah  Hickman. 

6  “Sophia  W.  Hickman,  born  1818,  married  James  O.  Toole  of 
St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  her  children  are  John,  William, 
Mary  and  Sophia  Toole. 

6  GDavid  W.  Hickman,  born  1822,  a  merchant,  died  in  Chihua¬ 
hua,  Mexico. 

Children  of  Lieut.  James  Hickman  and  Sophia  (Woodson) 
Hickman: 

6  1William  Hickman,  born  1819,  died  1832,  in  Kentucky. 

6  2Mary  Elizabeth  Hickman,  born  1821,  married  in  1837, 
James  S.  Rollins.  They  resided  in  Columbia  Boone 
county,  Missouri.  Maj.  Jas.  Sidney  Rollins  was  the  oldest 
son  of  Dr.  Anthony  Wayne  Rollins  and  Sallie  Rodes,  born 
in  Madison  county,  Kentucky,  April  19,  1812,  died  at  his 
home  in  Columbia,  January  9,  1888.  He  was  a  graduate 
of  the  Indiana  University,  and  in  1832,  a  law  graduate 
of  Transylvania  University,  Lexington,  Kentucky,  after 
which  he  located  in  Columbia,  in  1838,  he  was  elected  to 
the  Missouri  Legislature,  and  introduced  the  bill  under 
which  the  State  University  was  located  at  Columbia  by 
the  State  Commissioners  June  24,  1839-  On  account  of 
his  authorship,  and  successful  advocacy  of  the  bill  of  1839 
under  which  the  institution  was  located  at  Columbia,  and 
his  life-long  devotion  to  it,  the  Board  of  Curators,  on  mo¬ 
tion  of  Edward  Wyman,  of  St.  Louis,  in  May,  1872,  passed 
a  resolution  honoring  him  with  the  title  of  “Father  of  the 
University.”  Col.  W.  F.  Switzler  and  Dr.  John  D.  Vincil, 
members  of  the  board,  advocated  the  motion.  Major  Rollins 
served  with  distinction  in  the  United  States  Congress 
from  186’1  to  1865.  His  widow  now  in  her  eighty-sixth 
year  resides  at  the  old  home  in  Columbia,  Missouri. 

6  3Laura  Hickman,  born  1823,  died  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  in 
1841. 


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Children  of  Capt.  David  M.  and  Eliza  K  .(Johnston)  Hick¬ 
man: 

6  1  William  T.  Hickman,  a  farmer  of  Boone  county,  Missouri,  a 

deacon  in  the  Baptist  church  and  was  once  sheriff  of  the 
county.  He  married  Fannie  Woods;  their  children  are: 
David  M.,  Martha,  who  married  Mr.  Bunton,  of  Terre 
Haute,  Indiana,  and  Clara,  who  now  lives  at  Columbia, 
Missouri. 

6  2Hon.  David  H.  Hickman,  of  Columbia,  Missouri,  married 
Ann  Bryan.  He  was  elected  to  the  Legislature  from 
Boone  county  as  a  member  of  the  Committee  on  Educa¬ 
tion.  He  drafted  the  School  Law  of  Missouri.  He  held 
many  positions  of  trust  and  honor,  discharging  all  the  du¬ 
ties  imposed  upon  him,  with  fidelity  and  honesty  and  died 
June  25,  1869,  bis  wife  1867.  He  left  one  daughter, 
Mary  D.,  who  married  June  3,  1885,  Mr.  John  E.  Price, 
son  of  Col.  J.  B.  Price,  of  Jefferson  City,  they  now  live 
in  Seattle,  Washington,  they  have  two  sons. 

6  3James  J.  Hickman,  resides  now  in  California.  He  married 
Sophia  Edmonson,  their  children  are:  John,  Gay,  James, 
Sophia,  Sallie,  David,  and  others. 

Children  of  Capt.  David  M.  and  Cornelia  (Bryan)  Hick¬ 
man  : 

6  4Thadens  B.  Hickman,  a  farmer  in  early  life — later  a  grocery- 
man,  of  Columbia,  Missouri,  married  Louise  Hickman  of 
the  State  of  Louisiana — both  are  dead  and  left  no  chil¬ 
dren. 

6  5Sarah  Ann  Hickman  married  Dr.  Aehibald  Young  and  re¬ 
sided  in  Columbia,  Missouri.  Their  children  are  Dr.  David 
H.,  who  married  Addie  Foley  and  have  one  daughter  and 
live  in  Fulton,  Missouri;  Nina  Young,  who  married  Henry 
Walker  of  Cooper  county,  Missouri  and  have  one  daughter, 
Nina;  Sallie  Young,  who  married  James  H.  Guitar,  of  Co¬ 
lumbia,  Missouri,  and  their  children  are  Helen,  Sarah, 
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James  and  Archie;  Archibald  Young,  the  youngest  of  the 
children  of  Sarah  Hickman  and  Dr.  Young. 

6  6 John  Lewis  Hickman,  now  living  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri, 

married  Ella  Walker,  their  children  are:  Walker,  Cornelia, 
Mary. 

6  7Milton  Hickman,  died  in  infancy. 

6  sThomas  Harvy  Hickman,  of  Boone  county,  Missouri,  married 
Amanda  Hickman  from  Louisiana,  their  children  are: 
Thaddeus,  who  is  now  in  Iowa  and  Thomas  Hickman,  who 
married  Mrs.  Austin,  of  Louisiana. 

Children  of  Mason  and  Lucy  (Hickman)  Moss: 

6  1  David  M.  Moss,  married  Catharine  Coates  and  resided  near 

Carrollton,  Missouri. 

6  2Eliza  Margarett  Moss  married  Matthew  Jeffries,  a  farmer, 
of  Boone  county,  Missouri,  they  have  several  children. 

6  3Henry  H.  Moss  married  Harriett  Egar,  started  to  California 
in  1849.  His  wife  died  when  they  were  in  forty  miles  of 
Nevada  City  and  their  infant  child  soon  after  reaching 
California.  He  returned  with  an  only  son  to  Missouri  and 
afterwards  was  deputy  marshal  at  St.  Joseph,  Missouri. 

6  4Benjamin  F.  Moss,  died  single  in  Platte  county,  Missouri,  in 
1848,  age  25  years. 

6  5 Charles  Mason  Moss  died  single  in  Calloway  county,  Mis¬ 

souri,  aged  twenty-five  years. 

6  6Clara  A.  Moss,  born  1821,  married  in  l'840,  Walter  Robinson, 
he  died  in  Lawrence  county,  Missouri  and  his  widow  re¬ 
sided  for  many  years  near  Paris,  Missouri. 

6  7Thomas  T.  Moss,  married  first  Miss  Smith;  second,  Sarah 
Brown.  He  was  a  farmer  near  Mexico,  Missouri,  died  in 
the  age  of  twenty-eight  years. 

6  8Naney  Buford  Moss,  died  in  1857. 

Children  of  William  and  Mary  (Tureman)  Hickman: 

6  1  David  Hickman  died  of  cholera. 

6  2Elizabeth  Hickman  resides  in  Paris,  Kentucky. 

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6  3 Ann  Hickman  married  John  Shackleford,  of  St.  Louis,  Mis¬ 

souri,  their  children  Mary  now  in  St.  Louis,  Martha  mar¬ 
ried  Mr.  Thomas,  of  Greenville,  Mississippi,  they  have 
several  children. 

6  4Thaddeus  Hickman  died  single  several  years  ago  in  Boone 
county,  Missouri. 

6  5Mary  Hickman  married  Dr.  Owens,  of  Paris,  Kentucky. 

6  6Martha  Hickman  married  Dr.  R.  T.  Davis,  son  of  Garrett 
Davis. 

6  7Laura  Hickman,  of  Paris,  Kentucky. 

6  8Clara  Hickman  married  William  Hood,  of  Scott  county,  Ken¬ 
tucky,  now  living  in  Mississippi. 

6  9Irene  Hickman  married  William  H.  Bass,  son  of  Eli  Bass,  of 
Boone  county,  Missouri,  their  children  are  Everett,  of 
Greenville,  Mississippi,  Thaddeus,  now  of  Indian  Territory, 
married  Elizabeth  Ferris,  who  died  several  years  ago,  he 
has  two  daughters,  Irene  and  Elizabeth.  James  Bass  and 
Robert  Bass,  of  Indian  Territory,  William  Bass  married 
and  has  several  children  now  living  in  Indian  Territory, 
Lawrence  Bass  of  Mississippi  married  and  has  one  son, 
Everett;  Hugh  T.  Bass,  of  Greenville,  Misssisippi  and 
Lollie  Bass  who  lives  with  her  mother  and  brother  Everett 
at  Greenville,  Mississippi. 

6  10 Rebecca  Hickman,  Paris,  Kentucky. 

4  3Anna  Hickman,  daughter  of  James  and  Hannah  (Lewis) 
Hickman,  born,  in  Culpepper  county  Virginia,  in  1754, 
died  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  in  1836,  about  the  year 
1783,  she  married  Stephen  Holladav,  son  of  Joseph  and 
Betty  (Lewis)  Holliday;  born,  September  8,  1760,  in 
Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  moved  to  Clark  county, 
Kentucky,  1795. 

Children  of  Stephen  and  Anna  (Hickman)  Holladay: 

5  1  Elliott  Holladay,  born  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  in  1786, 

in  1812  he  volunteered  to  fight  the  Indians.  He  was  a 
member  of  Maj.  John  Martin’s  Company.  After  two  days 
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hard  fighting  on  the  eighteenth  and  twenty-second  of  Jan¬ 
uary,  1813,  was  taken  prisoner  at  Winchester’s  defeat  at 
the  river  Raisin.  He  suffered  much  from  cold  and  cruel 
treatment  of  the  Indians  and  finally  had  to  give  up  his 
gun  to  save  his  life.  After  being  exchanged  he  made  his 
way  home,  where  he  arrived  in  April,  1813.  He  married 
in  1814,  Rachel  Johnson,  whose  parents  were  from  Mary¬ 
land.  He  died  in  Pike  county,  Missouri,  in  1869. 

5  2Jemima  Holladav,  born  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  in  1788, 
married  in  1809,  Elija  Harris,  she  died  in  1812,  leaving 
one  daughter,  Lucy  F.  Harris. 

5  3James  Holladay  died  single. 

5  4Joseph  Holladay,  born  in  1791,  married  Sarah  Woolfolk, 
daughter  of  John  Woolfolk  and  Elizabeth  Lewis,  grand¬ 
daughter  of  Dr.  Waller  Lewis  and  Sarah  Lewis.  He  died 
in  Clark  county,  Kentucky  in  1855,  their  descendants  are 
given  in  the  “Warner  Hall”  Lewis  line. 

5  5  Lewis  Holladay,  born  1793,  died  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky, 

leaving  one  daughter. 

5  6EIizabeth  Holladay,  born  1795,  married  John  Huston,  died 
in  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  in  1833. 

5  7Waller  Plolladay,  born  1797,  married  in  1843,  Sarah  A. 
Dunahoo,  who  was  the  widow  of  James  H.  Whittington 
when  he  married  her.  She  died  1853,  leaving  three  chil¬ 
dren:  Cordelia  Holladay,  born  1844,  Jemima  Jane  Holla¬ 
day,  born  1846,  and  Ann  Eliza  Holladay,  born  1848. 

Children  of  Rev.  Henry  and  Phebe  (Eastham)  Hickman: 

5  1  Frank  Hickman,  died  young  in  Virginia. 

5  2 Nancy  Hickman  died  in  Virginia. 

5  3 William  Lewis  Hickman,  born  1776,  married  in  1801,  Sarah 

F.  Thompson,  of  Kentucky,  born  in  1782,  died  in  1848,  in 
Illinois.  He  moved  from  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  to  De 
Witt  county,  Illinois  in  1836  and  died  in  1842. 

5  4 Lucy  Hickman,  born  1778,  married  Belain  P.  Evans  and  died 

in  1838. 


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5  5 Mary  Hickman,  born  1780,  died  single. 

5  ^Richard  Hickman,  born  about  1785,  married  in  1812,  Sarah 
Combs,  both  died  in  Saline  county,  Missouri,  in  1854. 

5  'William  L.  Hickman,  born  1790,  married  Sallie  Pearson, 
died  at  Winchester,  Kentucky,  1864. 

5  8Fanny  Lawson,  born  1795,  died  single. 

Children  of  Eleanor  Hickman,  who  married  Joseph  Hill: 

5  1  Lieut.  James  H.  Hill,  born  1779-  He  was  a  soldier  in  war 

of  1812,  served  under  Capt.  Combs  in  a  company  from 
Clark  county,  Kentucky,  and  was  in  the  battle  of  Thames 
under  Col.  Richard  M.  Johnston.  He  died  single  in  Pick- 
anay  county,  Ohio,  in  1830. 

5  2Elizabeth  Hill,  born  1781,  married  first,  James  Haley,  who 
died  in  1830  in  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  after  which  she 
married  her  cousin,  John  P.  Hill,  she  died  in  Christian 
county,  Illinois,  in  1854. 

5  3 Nancy  Lewis  Hill,  born  in  1783,  married  John  Haley,  brother 

to  James,  who  married  her  sister.  He  died  in  Kentucky, 
and  she  died  in  Sangamon  county,  Illinois. 

4  6Gen.  Richard  Hickman  born  in  Culpepper  county  1757, 
was  a  Revolutionary  soldier.  He  emigrated  from  Vir¬ 
ginia  to  what  is  now  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  was  a 
farmer  but  was  called  from  his  plow-handles  by  the 
citizens  of  his  county  and  was  elected  as  a  member  of 
the  convention  that  formed  the  Constitution  of  Ken¬ 
tucky  in  1799-  He  served  his  country  over  twenty 
years ;  a  Senator  in  the  Kentucky  Legislature.  He 
was  elected  Lieutenant-Governor  of  Kentucky  and 
during  his  term  the  war  of  1812  occurred.  The  Leg¬ 
islature  requested  Gov.  Isaac  Shelby  to  take  the  field 
in  person  against  the  Indians  and  command  the  troops 
of  the  state,  which  order  lie  obeyed.  During  the  ab¬ 
sence  of  Gov.  Shelby,  Gen.  Hickman  acted  as  Gov¬ 
ernor  of  the  state;  Hickman  county  in  Kentucky  was 
named  for  him.  In  1787  Gen.  Richard  Hickman  mar- 
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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


ried  Lydia,  the  widow  of  Christopher  Irvine,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Lydia  Calloway,  daughter  of  Col. 
Calloway,  who  was  killed  by  the  Indians.  Lydia  before 
her  marriage  was  stolen  by  the  Indians,  together  with 
her  sister  Elizabeth  and  a  daughter  of  Col.  Boone,  but 
was  recovered  by  Boone  and  reached  the  fort  in  safety. 
Gen.  Hickman  died  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky  in 
1832. 

Children  of  Richard  and  Lydia  Hickman: 

5  1Capt.  Llewellen  Hickman,  born  1788,  was  an  officer  in  war 
of  1812,  stationed  at  Prairie  du  Chien  on  the  Mississippi 
river.  He  married  Agnes  St.  Cyr,  a  French  lady  of  St. 
Louis,  Missouri,  leaving  one  son  named  Llewellen,  St.  Cyr 
Hickman,  who  married  and  lives  in  St  .Charles,  Missouri. 

5  2Elizabeth  Hickman,  born  1790,  married  her  cousin,  John 
Lewis  Hickman,  son  of  David  and  Clara  (McClanahan) 
Hickman,  she  died  in  Bourbon  county,  Kentucky,  in  1833, 
for  their  descendants,  see  page  372  this  book. 

5  3Catharine  Hickman,  born  1797,  married  Gen.  William  C. 
Prewitt,  a  farmer  of  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  died  at 
the  residence  of  her  son  R.  H.  Prewitt,  in  Clark  county, 
Kentucky,  July  11,  1878;  her  husband  died  many  years 
before. 

5  4Matilda  Hickman,  born  1801,  married  in  1818,  Hon.  Samuel 
Hanson,  died  in  Winchester,  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  in 
1847,  Samuel  Hanson  was  born  in  Alexandria,  District  of 
Columbia,  was  a  very  distinguished  lawyer  and  died  in 
Winchester,  Kentucky,  1858. 

5  5Caroline  Hickman,  born  1803,  married  David  K.  Pitmian, 
she  died  in  St.  Charles  county,  Missouri,  leaving  a  son, 
Richard  Hickman. 

4  7Capt.  James  L.  Hickman,  born  in  1759,  in  Culpepper 
county,  Virginia,  married  Elizabeth  Bryan  and  died 
in  Lincoln  county,  Kentucky,  in  1828.  After  his 

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death  his  widow,  with  several  ehildren  moved  to  Platt 
county,  Missouri.  He  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier. 

Children  of  Capt.  James  L.  and  Elizabeth  (Bryan)  Hick¬ 
man  : 

5  1  William  B.  Hickman,  born  1795,  married  Sarah  Bronaugh, 
half  sister  of  Polly,  who  married  James  P.  Hickman;  Wm. 
B.  died  in  Lincoln  county,  Kentucky  in  1832,  and  his  wife 
in  1845. 

5  2 Nancy  Lewis  Hickman,  born  1798,  died  in  Cole  county,  Mis¬ 
souri  in  1868.  She  married  James  Tinsley,  a  soldier  of 
1812,  who  was  at  the  battle  of  New  Orleans;  he  died  in 
Greene  county,  Mo.,  1870. 

5  3Mary  Hickman,  born  February  8,  1800;  married  Samuel  En- 
gleman  and  died  in  Lincoln  county,  Kentucky  in  1819,  leav¬ 
ing  one  son,  Jacob  Engleman,  born  1819,  who  married  his 
cousin  Betsy  Hickman  whose  children  are  found  on  another 
page. 

5  4Henry  Terrell  Hickman,  born  1804;  married  Elizabeth  Lo¬ 
gan.  He  died  in  Lincoln  county,  Kentucky  in  1835,  leaving 
a  son,  James,  who  married  Eliza  Duncan  and  resided  in 
Johnson  county,  Missouri.  Their  children  are:  Mary,  Laura, 
William,  John,  Annie  and  Luther  S.  Hickman. 

5  °Elizabeth  Hickman,  born  1806;  married  Simeon  Engleman, 
brother  of  Samuel;  she  resided  in  Boone  county,  Missouri. 
Issue  Mary,  Elizabeth,  John,  Maria,  James  W.,  Barbara, 
Simeon,  Martha  Christian  &  Sarah  E.  Engleman. 

5  6 Amelia  Hickman,  born  1808;  married  John  M.  Shackleford 
and  resided  at  Red  Bluffs  California,  names  of  children  un¬ 
known. 

5  "Lucinda  Hickman,  born  1810;  married  Joel  Hickman,  son  of 
Joel  and  Frances  G.  (Wilson)  Hickman.  He  died  in  Platt 
county,  Missouri,  in  1847  and  his  wife  afterwards  resided 
in  Cameron,  Missouri.  The  names  of  their  seven  children 
are— John  W.,  James,  Elizabeth,  Louisa,  Maria,  Mary  and 
Martha  Hickman. 


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5  8 James  P.  Hickman,  born  1812;  married  Polly  Bronaugh  and 
died  near  Dallas,  Texas  in  1879.  They  left  seven  children 
— Betsy,  Mary  Ann,  Gleeson,  Henry,  Louisa,  Lydia  and 
Clara,  who  married  a  Mr.  Terrell  and  lived  in  Parker  county. 
Texas. 

5  9Louisa  Hickman,  born  1814;  married  Thomas  J.  Thurman 
and  died  in  Lincoln  county,  Kentucky  in  1866,  leaving  an 
only  daughter,  Bettie  Thurman,  who  married  Dr.  W.  C. 
Swinney  and  lived  in  Greene  county,  Missouri.  Issue,  Wil¬ 
liam  and  Louisa. 

4  8 Joel  Hickman,  son  of  James  and  Hannah  (Lewis), 
born  in  Culpepper  county,  Virginia,  August  10,  1761; 
married,  1786,  Frances  Garetta  Wilson,  daughter  of 
Lieut.  John  Wilson,  who  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Eu- 
taw  Springs,  South  Carolina,  1781.  He  (Joel  Hick¬ 
man)  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  War  and  died 
in  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  July  1 6,  1852. 

Children  of  Joel  and  Frances  G.  Hickman: 

5  1John  Wilson  Hickman,  born  1787;  married,  first,  Betsy  Bro¬ 
naugh;  married,  second,  name  unknown.  Issue,  Adeline 
Hickman,  Boyle  county,  Kentucky.  He  died  in  Boyle  coun¬ 
ty,  Kentucky,  in  1849. 

5  2 James  Lewis  Hickman,  born  1788;  married  Maria  Shackle¬ 
ford.  He  was  for  many  years  a  merchant  at  Lexington, 
Kentucky,  from  which  he  moved  to  Todd  county,  Kentucky, 
where  he  died  in  1855.  He  was  a  member  of  Captain  Hart’s 
company  from  Kentucky  in  War  of  1812.  He  married  in 
1818,  Maria  Shackleford  eldest  daughter  of  William  S. 
Shackleford  of  Fleming  county,  Kentucky. 

5  3Nancy  E.  Hickman,  born  1790,  died  179L 
5  4Polly  Terrell  Hickman,  born  1792;  married  George  Gilmore 
and  died  in  Christian  county,  Kentucky  in  1828. 

5  5Sallie  Lawson  Hickman,  born  in  1794;  married  James  East- 
ham  and  died  in  Lexington,  Kentucky  in  1857- 
5  6Thomas  Elliott  Hickman,  born  1796,  in  Clark  county,  Ken- 

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tucky.  He  died  in  Winchester,  Kentucky,  1838,  leaving  an 
only  daughter,  Mary  Ann,  who  died  in  1848. 

5  7Sophia  Weston  Hickman,  born  1798;  married  Thomas  Holton, 
resided  in  Madison  county,  Kentucky.  Issue,  Thomas  Hol¬ 
ton,  died  1855;  Adeline  Holton  married  Thomas  Jones  and 
lived  in  Cass  county,  Missouri. 

5  8Adeline  D.  Hickman,  born  1800;  she  died  unmarried  in  Clark 
county,  Kentucky. 

5  9Eliza  Byrd  Hickman,  born  in  1802;  married  John  Reed,  died 
in  Madison  county,  Kentucky  in  1855,  leaving  one  child, 
Eliza  Byrd  Reed,  who  married  Jeremiah  Collins.  Issue, 
Edwin  H.  and  John  P.  Collins. 

5  10 Joel  Franklin  Hickman,  horn  in  1804;  married  Lucinda 
Hickman,  a  cousin  and  died  in  Buchanan  county,  Missouri 
in  1847,  leaving  children. 

5  11  Frances  Garetta  Hickman,  born  1807;  married  Addison  T. 
Elliott  and  died  1831  in  Jefferson  county,  Kentucky. 

5  12Edwin  Clinton  Hickman,  born  May  10,  1810;  married  about 

1839,  Amanda  F.  Best,  daughter  of  Dr.  Robert  Best,  born 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  April  29,  1815,  died  in  Clark  county, 
Kentucky,  1845.  He  died  in  Lexington,  Kentucky  May  5, 
1861. 

Children  of  John  Wilson  and  Betsy  (Bronaugh)  Hickman. 

6  1William  Hickman,  resides  near  Salvisa,  Kentucky. 

6  2 Lucy  Hickman. 

4  9 Hannah  Hickman,  daughter  of  James  and  Hannah 
(Lewis)  Hickman,  born  in  Culpepper  county,  Virginia, 
1765;  married  George  L.  Hill  (brother  to  Joseph,  who  mar¬ 
ried  her  sister  Eleanor)  of  Virginia  in  1782.  She  died  aged 
89  and  her  husband  85;  both  buried  near  Darbyville,  Ohio. 

Children  of  George  and  Hannah  Hill: 

5  1  Susan  Hickman  Hill,  born  1788;  married  Archibald  Shock- 
ley  and  died  in  Pickanay  county,  Ohio,  1853. 

5  2 John  P.  Hill,  born  1790;  married,  first,  his  cousin,  Mrs. 
Nancy  Lewis  Haley,  widow  of  John  Haley  and  daughter  of 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


Joseph  and  Eleanor  Hill;  married,  second,  Mrs.  Bridges, 
they  lived  near  Chatham,  Illinois.  He  was  at  the  battle  of 
Baltimore  in  War  of  1812,  was  also  in  the  Black  Hawk  War, 
under  General  Henry.  They  left  no  children. 

5  3Hannah  Hill,  born  1792;  married  Rev.  George  Ambrose,  who 
died  in  1850  and  was  buried  near  Darbyville,  Ohio. 

5  4 James  Lewis  Hill,  born  1794,  died  single  in  Norfolk,  Vir¬ 
ginia  in  1814.  He  was  a  volunteer  in  War  of  1812. 

5  5George  Hill,  born  1797;  married  Catherine  Price  and  lived 
near  Moundville,  Virginia. 

5  GSilas  P.  Hill,  born  1799;  married  Paulina  Haley,  daughter 
of  John  and  Nancy  L.  Hill.  He  died  in  Christian  county, 
Illinois,  leaving  no  issue. 

5  7Leroy  Lewis  Hill,  born  1801;  married  Nancy  L.  Haley, 
daughter  of  James  and  Elizabeth  (Hill)  Haley.  They  lived 
near  Hempland,  Mo. 

5  8Elizabeth  Hill,  born  1803;  married  Col.  James  Mitchell  and 
died  in  Madison  county,  Ohio  in  1840,  leaving  two  sons 
(twins)  David  and  James. 

5  9Nancy  L.  Hill,  born  1805;  married  Sam  Thompson;  married 

second,  James  Magill  and  resided  near  Darbyville,  Ohio. 

Children  of  Elliott  and  Rachel  (Johnson)  Holliday,  grand¬ 
children  of  Stephen  and  Anna  (Hickman)  Holladay. 

6  1  Eliza  Ann  Holladay,  born  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  1815; 

married  in  1836,  Samuel  Crutcher  of  Montgomery  county, 
Mo.  She  died  1847,  leaving  three  sons:  Elliott  Waller, 
Obanon  and  James  W.  Crutcher. 

6  2Samuel  Wilson  Holladay,  born  1817-  He  was  a  farmer  of 
Pike  county,  Missouri. 

6  3Mary  Holladay,  born  1819;  married  Ambrose  Crutcher, 
cousin  to  Samuel.  Issue:  Elizabeth  Ann,  Sarah  Frances, 
who  married  Mr.  Wright  of  Paris,  Missouri.  Rachel  and 
Samuel  W.  Crutcher. 

6  4Sarah  Holladay,  born  1821;  married  1840  Harvey  B.  Pritch- 

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ett  of  Pike  county,  Missouri.  Children,  Mary  Ann,  Edwin, 
Melissa,  Eliza,  Samuel  W.  and  Christine. 

6’  5 Nancy  Holladay  born  1823;  married  1843,  her  cousin  Brax¬ 
ton  L.  Hickman.  He  was  a  miller  of  Ashley,  Pike  county, 
Missouri.  Their  children  are:  Sarah  Ann,  Marcellus,  Rod¬ 
ney,  Laura  and  David  Hickman. 

6  6Martha  Jane  Holladay,  born  1824;  married  1846  Samuel  N. 
Purse.  He  owned  a  foundry  at  Ashley,  Pike  county,  Mis¬ 
souri.  Issue:  Irene,  Zachary  Taylor  and  Dolly  Purse. 

6  7Emily  Holladay,  bom  1825;  married,  hirst,  Wm.  Cash  in 
1844,  who  died  in  1852.  She  married,  second,  1855  Elija 
J.  Strother.  Children:  Claudius  Cash,  James  E.  Cash  and 
Ella  Strother. 

6  8James  Waller  Holladay,  bora  1827,  died  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
1852.  He  was  a  very  ingenious  mechanic  working  in  metals 
of  all  kinds. 

6  9Lewis  Holladay,  born  1829,  a  farmer  of  Pike  county,  Mis¬ 
souri. 

6  10Owen  Holladay,  born  1832,  was  a  merchant  at  Pikes  Peak, 
Iowa. 

6  ^Margaret  Jemima  Holladay,  born  1837  in  Pike  county,  Mis¬ 
souri. 

Children  of  Elija  and  Jemima  (Holladay)  Harris: 

6  xLucy  F.  Harris,  bora  1810;  married  Benjamin  R.  Waller  and 
resided  near  Winchester,  Kentucky,  until  they  moved  to 
Cooper  county,  Missouri  in  1841.  Their  children  are  as  fol¬ 
lows  : 

7  1Frances  Ann  Waller,  born  1828;  married  1851  David 
M.  Johnson,  a  lawyer  from  Ohio.  They  lived  in  Troy, 
Kansas.  Issue:  John  Lee,  dead,  Benjamin  Waller, 
dead,  Waller  Sheridan,  born  1853,  James  Y.,  Eliza  J. 
and  Laura  Johnson,  born  1864. 

7  2Robert  Edward  Waller,  born  1830;  married  Ann  E. 
Guthrie  in  1862.  They  lived  in  Cooper  county,  Mis- 

185 


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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


souri.  He  was  a  noted  mathematician.  Children,  John 
James,  etc. 

7  3Jemima  E.  and  4Elizabeth  died  young. 

7  5Mary  Jane  Waller,  born  1834;  married  Robert  J.  Par¬ 
rish,  resided  near  Bell  Air,  Missouri.  They  have  four 
children. 

7  6 John  Adams  Waller,  born  1835;  teacher. 

7  7Lucy  Harris  Waller,  born  1838;  teacher. 

7  8 Jemima  E.  Waller,  born  1849,  died  I860. 

7  9Benjamin  Franklin  Waller,  born  1841;  a  teacher. 

7  10Elmina  L.  Waller,  born  1844  of  Cooper  county,  Mis¬ 
souri,  a  poetess. 

Children  of  Lewis  Holladay  and  wife. 

6  1  Martha  Ann  Holladay;  married  Samuel  A.  Woodford  of 
Clark  county,  Kentucky.  Issue: 

7  1  Mildred  Woodford,  born  1842. 

7  2Elizabeth  Woodford,  born  1846. 

7  3Mary  Woodford,  born  1851. 

7  4Lewis  Woodford,  born  1853. 

7  5Lucy  Woodford,  born  1856. 

Children  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Holladay)  Huston: 

6  4Nancy  Huston  married  James  Hall  of  Bourbon  county,  Ken¬ 
tucky.  Issue:  Elizabeth  Hall,  who  married  Robert  S.  Tay¬ 
lor  of  Clark  county,  Kentucky.  Children:  Sallie  and  An¬ 
nie  Taylor. 

Children  of  Waller  and  Sarah  (Whittington)  Holladay: 

6  1  Cordelia  Holladay,  born  1844. 

6  2  Jemima  Jane  Holladay,  born  1846. 

6  3 Ann  Eliza  Holladay,  born  1848. 

Children  of  Wm.  Lewis,  son  of  Rev.  Henry  and  Phoebe 
(Eastham)  Hickman,  who  married  Sarah  H.  Thomp¬ 


son  : 


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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


6  1  Louisa  Verona  Hickman,  born  1802;  married  in  1822  George 
L.  Hill,  born  near  Fredericksburg  in  1797.  She  died  at 
Clinton,  Illinois,  September  25,  1886.  He  died  November 
30,  1887  at  Clinton  Illinois. 

6  2Laurinda  E.  Hickman,  born  1804;  married  John  Bostick  in 
1825  and  died  in  1826. 

6  3 Rosanna  B.  Hickman,  born  1805,  died  1827- 
6  4Emily  T.  Hickman,  born  1806;  married  Paschal  Mills. 

6  4Mary  Byrd  Hickman,  born  1807;  married  Thomas  J.  Rog¬ 
ers,  died  in  Dewitt  county,  Illinois  in  1838. 

6  6Albert  H.  Hickman,  born  1808;  married  Harriet  Grimes  and 
died  1831,  leaving  a  son  Charles  Lewis  Grimes  Hickman. 

6  7 Rodney  E.  Hickman,  born  1809;  married  Elizabeth  Wallace, 
died  in  1842.  Issue: 

7  1  David  Wallace  Hickman,  born  1839. 

7  2 John  Thomas  Hickman,  born  1841;  married  Jane  Mc¬ 
Kinney. 

7  3Hester  Ann,  born  and  died  in  1842. 

6  sBraxton  Lewis  Hickman,  born  1810;  married  his  third  cousin 
Nancy,  daughter  of  Elliott  Holladay. 

6  9 John  H.  Hickman,  born  1811;  married  Rachel  E.  Giddings 
in  1853,  died  I860,  leaving  two  children,  John  M.  and  Sa¬ 
rah  L.  Hickman. 

6  10Iantha  C.  Hickman,  born  1813,  died  1814. 

6  “Paschal  P.  Plickman,  born  1814,  died  1853  in  DeWitt 
county,  Illinois. 

6  12Llewellen  B.  Hickman,  born  1817;  married  in  1835  Cyn¬ 
thia  Ann  Brown.  Issue:  Wm.  Jones,  John  L.,  Fannie  B. 
and  Warren  Hickman. 

6  “Susan  F.  Hickman,  born  1818;  married  Samuel  Duncan, 
died  1851,  leaving  two  children,  Lewis  and  Lucretia  Dun¬ 
can. 

6  14 William  W.  Hickman,  born  1820;  married,  first,  Sarah  A. 
Condiff ;  married,  second,  Elvira  Mintum.  He  was  a  Lieut, 
in  the  Federal  army,  41st  Illinois  Regiment,  during  the 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


Civil  War.  Children  are:  Lewis,  Henry,  Ira,  Theodore, 
Richard  T.,  Sarah  V.  Nancv  and  James  Hickman,  etc. 

6  l0David  A.  Hickman,  born  1821,  died  1824. 

6  16Sarah  M.  Hickman,  born  1822,  died  young. 

6  17  &  18  Both  sons  died  young. 

Children  of  Belain  P.  and  Lucy  (Hickman)  Evans. 

6  Hickman  Evans  married  Mary  Combs 
6  2Belain  P.  Evans  married  Spiers.  Issue  as  follows: 

7  7Lucy  H.  Evans  married  Albert  G.  Boggs  son  of  Ex- 
Governor  Boggs  of  Missouri.  Children:  Willis  Henry, 
Sam  Spiers,  Mary  Frances. 

6  3Richard  Evans  married  Mariah  Jughs. 

6  4 James  L.  Evans  married  Elizabeth  Hayden. 

6  5  Peter  Evans  married  Elizabeth  Smith. 

6  6 John  Evans  married  Miss  -  Ford. 

6  "William  H.  Evans  married  Miss -  Smith. 

6  8Frances  L.  Evans,  born  April  10,  1809;  married  December 
18,  1827  James  C.  Banford  of  Fayette  county,  Kentucky. 

6  9Mary  Evans  died  single. 

Children  of  Richard  and  Susan  (Combs)  Hickman. 

6  1Cuthbert  H.  Hickman,  born  1815;  married  in  1838  Elizabeth 
Grimes.  He  resided  near  Cambridge,  Missouri.  Issue, 
eleven  children. 

6  2Dr.  Lawson  B.  Hickman,  born  1816.  He  was  a  surgeon  in 
the  Confederate  army,  was  taken  prisoner  at  Fort  Donel- 
son  while  waiting  on  both  Northern  and  Southern  soldiers; 
married  Georgianna  Baylor,  resided  with  his  family  at  Elk- 
ton,  Todd  county,  Kentucky. 

6  3 Sally  Combs  Hickman,  born  1819;  married  James  A.  Logan, 
resided  near  Dangerfield,  Titus  county,  Texas,  where  she 
died  in  1856.  Their  children  are:  Susan  E.,  Sarah  A.,  Lo¬ 
gan  married  Edward  Truitt  of  Texas;  Lydia  E.,  William, 
a  soldier  in  Civil  War,  taken  prisoner  and  confined  at  Lit¬ 
tle  Rock,  Arkansas,  where  he  died;  Robert  and  Jay  Logan. 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


6  4 Fielding  A.  Hickman,  born  1820;  married  Agnes  Pigg.  They 
have  no  children. 

6  5 Dr.  Richard  William  Lewis  Hickman,  born  1822.  He  grad¬ 
uated  in  medicine  at  Louisville,  Kentucky;  married,  first, 
Jane  Hord;  married,  second,  Miss  Kidwell.  He  has  no 
children  and  when  last  heard  from  was  a  widower,  living 
near  Petra,  Saline  county,  Missouri. 

Children  of  William  L.  and  Sally  (Pearson)  Hickman. 

6  JSusan  M.  Hickman,  Winchester,  Kentucky. 

6  2Frances  L.  Hickman  married  Robert  Smith. 

6  3Lucy  E.  Hickman  married  John  Taliaferro,  son  of  Hay  Tal¬ 
iaferro,  grandson  of  William  Taliaferro  of  Caroline  county, 
Virginia. 

6  4William  Hickman,  lived  with  his  father,  who  was  old  and  af¬ 
flicted  and  confined  to  his  bed.  He  was  arrested  in  1861 
and  taken  from  the  bedside  of  his  father  to  prison  in  Lex¬ 
ington,  Kentucky,  because  his  sympathies  were  with  the 
South  .  After  his  release,  joined  the  Confederate  army  and 
after  the  close  of  the  war  resided  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

6  5Nancy  Hickman  youngest  child. 

Children  of  James  and  Elizabeth  (Hill)  Haley. 

6  JNancy  Lewis  Haley  married  Leroy  Lewis  Hill,  son  of  George 
and  Hannah  Hill  of  Darbyville,  Ohio  and  resides  at  Spring- 
field,  Illinois. 

6  2Paulina  T.  Haley  married  James  Bennett. 

6  3  Joseph  Haley  married  Nancy  Elliott. 

6  4Elizabeth  Haley  married,  first  Robert  McCondie,  who  died 
near  Springfield,  Illinois  in  1844.  She  married,  second, 
William  Singer.  They  resided  near  Taylorville,  Illinois. 

6  5 Woodson  Haley. 

Children  of  John  and  Nancy  Lewis  (Hill)  Haley. 

6  1  Paulina  Haley  married  Silas  P.  Hill,  son  of  Hannah  and 
George  Hill.  She  died  in  Christian  county,  Illinois,  child¬ 
less. 


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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


6  2Lucinda  Haley  married  Bartlett  Haley.  Their  children  are, 
Angeline,  married  Joseph  Matthews,  James,  Frank  married 
Miss  Harper,  William,  Mary  and  Newton  Haley. 

Children  of  William  and  Catherine  (Hickman)  Prewitt. 

6  1Richard  Hickman  Prewitt,  born  1833,  a  graduate  of  Bethany 
College,  Virginia  and  the  Law  class  of  Louisville,  Kentucky. 
Afterwards  practiced  law  in  Lexington,  Kentucky. 

6  2David  Prewitt,  born  1838,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Confederate 
service  under  command  of  Gen.  John  H.  Morgan.  He  mar¬ 
ried  after  the  close  of  the  war. 

Children  of  Samuel  and  Matilda  (Hickman)  Hanson: 

6  1  Richard  H.  Hanson  is  an  eminent  lawyer,  has  represented 
Bourbon  county  in  the  Legislature.  He  married  Evaline 
Talbott  and  resided  in  Paris,  Kentucky.  Issue:  Charles  G., 
R.  H.,  Jr.,  Jennie  M.  and  Samuel  Hanson. 

6  2Sarah  C.  Hanson  of  Leavenworth,  Kansas, 

(j  3Matilda  R.  Hanson  married  Captain  James  Stone,  who  served 
in  the  Mexican  War  as  Captain  of  infantry  company,  now 
a  farmer  living  near  Leavenworth,  Kansas.  Their  children 
are,  Samuel  H.,  Robert  C.,  James,  etc. 

6  4Lydia  C.  Hanson,  died  single. 

6  5  &  6Eliza  and  Caroline  died  in  childhood. 

6  7  Thomas  L.  Hanson  died  single. 

6  8Mary  K.  Hanson  married  Mr.  Gladdings  and  resides  at  Leav¬ 
enworth,  Kansas. 

6  9Ellen  L.  Hanson  married  Major  Charles  W.  Helm.  He  served 
in  the  Confederate  army  as  Major  under  Gen.  Roger  W. 
Hanson.  He  was  born  July  16,  1834,  died  1888,  graduated 
with  honors  from  the  University  of  Virginia.  Mrs.  Ellen  L. 
Helm  resided  in  Dallas,  Texas.  Her  children  are: 

7  1Virgie  A.  Helm  married  Mr.  Reed;  one  child,  Carl  Han¬ 
son  Reed. 

7  2Erasmus  Helm,  resides  in  Leavenworth,  Kansas. 


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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


7  3 Matilda  Stone  Helm  married  and  resides  in  Texarkana, 
Arkansas. 

7  4James  S.  Helm. 

7  5  Roger  Hanson  Helm. 

6  10Gen.  Roger  W.  Hanson,  Lieutenant  under  Colonel  Williams 
in  Mexican  War,  was  a  General  in  the  Confederate  army, 
was  mortally  wounded  near  Murfreesboro,  Tennessee,  in 
January,  1863.  In  1853  he  married  Virginia  Peters  of 
Woodford  county,  Kentucky.  Mrs.  Hanson  served  three 
terms  as  State  Librarian  of  Kentucky.  No  issue. 

6  11  Colonel  Charles  S.  Hanson,  a  Colonel  in  the  Union  army, 
received  a  wound  near  Saltville,  Virginia,  from  effect  of 
which  he  died  in  Paris,  Kentucky.  He  married  Carrie 
Wheeler  of  Winchester,  Kentucky.  Their  only  daughter 
married  William  R.  Thomas,  Paris,  Kentucky. 

6  12Sam  K.  Hanson,  Jr.,  died  in  the  Federal  service  from  sick¬ 
ness. 

6  13Isaac  S.  Hanson,  a  soldier  in  the  Confederate  service  died 
soon  after  war. 

Children  of  William  B.  and  Sarah  (Bronaugh)  Hickman. 

6  1  Thomas  B.  Hickman,  born  1811;  married  Margarett  Culbert¬ 
son,  daughter  of  David  and  Sally  (Bright)  Culbertson,  re¬ 
sides  near  Red  Bluff,  California  where  he  settled  after  leav¬ 
ing  Kentucky  in  1839.  Children:  Thomas  Jefferson,  Sarah 
E.,  Mary  K.,  Gholson,  Eliza  T.,  Elijah  H.,  and  Drucilla. 

6  2Elizabeth  B.  Hickman,  born  1818;  married  her  cousin,  Jacob 
Engleman,  she  had  eight  children  and  died  in  1867. 

6  3Marv  Hickman,  born  1820;  married  Isham  Gilbert  and  died  in 
Missouri  in  1855,  leaving  three  daughters. 

6  4Robert  L.  Hickman,  born  1823. 

6  5Sarah  Ann  Hickman,  born  1825;  married  John  Owens.  Is¬ 
sue  one  daughter. 

6  6Lucy  Hickman,  born  1827;  married,  first,  Samuel  Shackle¬ 
ford,  second,  George  W.  Patterson,  and  died  in  1855, 
leaving  three  children. 

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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


6  7 Maria  Hickman,  born  1829;  married  William  A.  Owens:  Is¬ 
sue,  two  children. 

6  8Catherine  Hickman,  born  1832;  married  James  Baxter  of 
Missouri  and  had  nine  children. 

Children  of  James  and  Nancy  Lewis  (Hickman)  Tinsley. 

6  xJames  H.  Tinsley,  born  1817;  married  Mary  Dunlap.  Issue: 
Mary  E.  and  others. 

6  2 William  Tinsley,  born  1818,  died  in  Lincoln  county,  Ken¬ 
tucky  in  1845. 

6  3Henry  H.  Tinsley,  born  1820,  died  in  Polk  county,  Missouri 
in  1869  from  injuries  received  in  war  of  186l. 

6  4Betsy  Tinsley,  born  1821,  died  1833. 

6  5Amelia  Tinsley,  born  1823;  married  Dr.  B.  M.  E.  Smith  and 
died  in  Clay  county,  Missouri  in  1852.  Issue:  Mary  L.  and 
Edward  L.  Smith. 

6  6Dr.  Robert  L.  Tinsley,  born  1825;  married,  first,  Ange  Berry, 
who  died  in  1859  and  he  married,  second,  Amanda  A.  Pas¬ 
chal  in  1866.  They  have  serveral  children. 

6  7 John  F.  Tinsley,  born  1827,  died  1845. 

6  8Mary  L.  Tinsley,  born  1829,  died  1848. 

6  9David  Anthony  Tinsley,  born  1833,  captain  under  General 
Price,  was  in  the  battles  of  Oak  Hills,  Wilson  Creek,  Lex¬ 
ington  and  was  killed  in  1863. 

6  10Thomas  B.  Tinsley,  born  in  1855,  was  murdered  in  Platt 
county,  Missouri  in  1865  by  Fitzgerald’s  party. 

6  “Benjamin  S.  Tinsley,  born  in  1840;  was  in  battles  of  Lex¬ 
ington,  Pea  Ridge,  etc.  He  married  Mary  Gilbert  in  1869- 

Children  of  James  Lewis  and  Maria  (Shackleford)  Hick¬ 
man. 

6  1Elizabeth  F.  Hickman,  born  in  Frankfort,  Kentucky  in  1810, 
died  same  year. 

6  2Mary  S.  Hickman,  born  in  Fleming  county,  Kentucky,  1821, 
died  in  1826. 


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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


6  3William  Shackleford  Hickman,  born  in  Clark  county,  Ken¬ 
tucky,  in  1823. 

6  4Dr.  Joel  T.  Hickman,  born  in  Fayette  county,  Kentucky, 
1825;  married  1846  Frances  Downing  Lewis,  daughter  of 
Dr.  John  Terrell  Lewis.  They  were  distant  cousins. 

6  5James  Lewis  Hickman,  born  in  Fayette  county,  Kentucky, 
1828,  died  same  year. 

6  6Maria  Troter  Hickman,  born  in  Lexington,  Kentucky,  1829; 

married  Charles  F.  Coppage. 

6  7Sarah  C.  Hickman,  bom  Fayette  county,  Kentucky. 

6  8Amelia  F.  Hickman,  bom  in  1834,  died  1836. 

6  9Ellen  Douglas  Hickman,  born  1836. 

6  10 John  J.  Hickman,  bom  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  1839. 

6  11  Edwin  Clinton  Hickman,  born  1842  in  Fayette  county,  Ken¬ 

tucky.  Several  of  James  Hickman’s  children  afterwards 
lived  in  Todd  county,  Kentucky. 

Children  of  Dr.  Joel  and  Frances  D.  (Lewis)  Hickman. 

7  1  James  Lewis  Hickman,  born  1847;  married  1884  Nancy  L. 

Wright  of  Audrain  county,  Missouri. 

7  2Joel  Thomas  Hickman,  Jr.,  bom  1849;  married  Cannie  Davis 
of  Boone  county,  Missouri,  in  1879. 

7  3William  F.  Hickman,  born  1852;  married  1882  Josie  Drumb, 
died  1887,  in  Evansville,  Indiana. 

7  4Mary  L.  Hickman,  born  1854. 

7  5 John  Breckenridge  Hickman,  born  1856,  died  I860. 

7  6Charles  Douglas  Hickman,  born  1858,  died  I860. 

7  7 Alice  Hickman,  born  1861,  died  1862. 

7  8Margaret  Downing  Hickman,  born  1863,  died  1888. 

7  9Maria  Shackleford  Hickman,  born  1866. 

7  10David  C.  Hickman,  born  1869- 

7  11  Martha  W.  Hickman,  born  1871,  died  March,  1890.  Her 
mother,  Frances  D.  Hickman,  died  March,  1890. 

Children  of  Charles  F.  and  Maria  T.  Coppage. 

7  Charles  Lewis  Coppage,  born  1848  in  Lexington,  Kentucky, 
died  young. 


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GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


7  2 Mary  Meriwether  Coppage,  born  1850  in  Todd  county,  Ken¬ 
tucky. 

7  3Sarah  Ellen  Coppage,  born  1851. 

7  4 Maria  Penelope  Coppage,  born  1853,  Louisville,  Kentucky. 
7  °Sabina  F.  Coppage,  born  1855  in  Christian  county,  Kentucky. 

Children  of  Charles  O.  and  Sarah  C.  Faxon. 

7  1  William  Henry  Faxon,  only  child  born  in  1851.  The  same 
year  his  mother  died  in  Clarksville,  Tennessee. 

Children  of  George  and  Polly  Terrell  (Hickman)  Gilmore. 
6  1  James  Lewis  Gilmore,  lives  in  Illinois. 

6  2 Joel  Gilmore. 

6  3 John  Wilson  Gilmore,  resides  in  Albany  Oregon. 

6  4 Alexander  Gilmore,  New  Lancaster,  Illinois. 

6  5Thomas  Elliott  Gilmore,  died  in  Illinois,  leaving  a  widow  and 
children. 

6  6 Robert  Gilmore. 

6  7Ellen  Gilmore  married,  first,  Mr.  Salter;  married,  second, 
Mr.  Little. 

6  6Mary  Gilmore,  died  unmarried. 

Children  of  Frances  G.,  daughter  of  Joel  Hickman,  who 
married  A.  T.  Elliott. 

6  4Edwin  T.  Elliott,  lives  in  Clark  countj^,  Kentucky. 

6  2Priscilla  F.  Elliott  married  Ellison  A.  Daniel,  Jr.  She  died 
1854  in  Dallas,  Texas,  leaving  one  child. 

6  3Mary  Eliza  Elliott  married  William  H.  Dean,  resides  in 
Madison  county,  Kentuckv.  Their  children  are:  Addison 
Dean  and  Fanny  Dean. 

Children  of  Edwin  C.  and  Amanda  F  (Best)  Hickman. 

6  1Captain  Robert  B.  Hickman,  born  1840. 

6  2 Lieutenant  Joel  Drake  Hickman,  born  1842. 

6  3 William  H.  Hickman,  born  1845,  died  1845. 

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LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


Children  of  Archibald  and  Susan  H.  (Hill)  Shockley,  grand¬ 
children  of  George  and  Hannah  Hill, 
h’  1Woodson  Shockley  married  Martha  Smith. 

7  4Mary,  George  and  Nelson  Shockley. 

6  2Editha  Shockley  married  Jacob  Kiler.  Issue:  Henrietta  Fi¬ 
ler,  etc. 

6  3Ewel  Shockley  married  Miss  Bowman. 

6  4Orilla  Shockley  married  Thomas  Bowman. 

6  5Celia  Shockley  married  William  Gilliland.  Issue:  John, 
Mary  and  Elizabeth  Gilliland. 

Children  of  Rev.  George  and  Hannah  (Hill)  Ambrose. 

6  4Dr.  George  Ambrose,  born  1824;  married  his  cousin  Ellen 
Frances  Hill.  They  resided  in  Oregon.  Their  children  are, 
Utilla,  Ann,  Lillie,  Florence  and  Willis  L.  Ambrose. 

6  2Linnie  Ann  Ambrose  married  George  Ambrose  and  died  in 
1855,  leaving  a  daughter,  Matilda  Ambrose. 

6  3Silas  J.  Ambrose,  born  1828;  married  Mary  Winn  and  died 
1854  without  issue. 


Children  of  Leroy  L.  and  Nancy  (Haley)  Hill. 

6'  1  Ellen  F.  Hill  married  Dr.  George  Ambrose,  whose  descend¬ 
ants  are  given  elsewhere. 

6  2James  H.  Hill. 

6  3Willis  A.  Hill. 

6  4Leroy  W.  Hill  of  Oregon. 

6  5Ormizinda  Hill  married  Mr.  Twist,  of  Oregon. 

6  6Edward  T.  Hill. 

Children  of  Samuel  and  Nancy  (Hill)  Thompson. 

6  1Samuel  H.  Thompson  married  Theresa  Radcliff  and  resides 
at  Darbyville,  Ohio.  Their  children  are,  Alice  and  Emma 
Radcliff  Thompson. 

6  2 Paulina  Thompson  married  William  A.  Miller  and  resides  at 

395 


GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


Darby ville,  Ohio.  Children,  James,  Virginia,  Belle,  George 
and  Samuel  Miller. 

6  3David  T.  Thompson  is  a  merchant  at  Pekin,  Illinois.  Issue: 

Cora  and  others. 

6  4William  McGill. 

6  5Leroy  McGill  and  Susan  H.  McGill  and  others. 

Children  of  James  K.  and  Catharine  C.  (Hickman)  Mar¬ 
shall,  grandchildren  of  Hon.  John  Lewis  and  Elizabeth 
Hickman. 

7  1Bettie  Marshall  married  Henry  Buford  of  Woodford  county, 

Kentucky  who  died  in  1852,  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  leav¬ 
ing  a  son,  Henry  Buford. 

7  2John  Lewis  Marshall  married  Miss  Turner,  daughter  of 
Judge  Turner  of  Lexington,  Kentucky.  J.  L.  Marshall  was 
living  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin  in  1857. 

7  3  Charles  Marshall  died  single  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 

7  4  Alexander  Marshall. 

7  5James. 

7  6  Mary. 

7  7  Kate  Marshall,  all  residents  of  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 

Children  of  William  H.  and  Margaret  (Hickman)  Shack¬ 
leford,  grandchildren  of  Hon.  J.  L.  and  Elizabeth 
Hickman,  great-grandchildren  of  David  and  Clara 
(McClannahan)  Hickman,  who  was  a  son  of  James 
and  Hannah  (Lewis)  Hickman. 

7  1Bettie  H.  Shackleford,  born  1838. 

7  2 Martha  Shackleford,  born  1840. 

7  3Hickman  Shackleford,  born  1841,  died  1842. 

7  4 William  Shackleford,  born  1844. 

Children  of  John  Lewis  Jr.  and  Adelia  (Edwards)  Hick¬ 
man. 

7  1Bettie  E.  Hickman,  Margaret  S.,  Caroline  D.  and  Adelia 
Hickman  and  others. 

396 


LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


Children  of  William  and  Caroline  P.  (Hickman)  Duke: 

7  1John  Lewis  Duke  died  young. 

7  2Mary  Duke. 

7  3Bessie  Duke. 

7  4 Charlotte  Duke. 

7  5Caroline  Duke. 

Children  of  Robert  and  Ann  (Hickman)  McGavock. 

7  Randall  H.  McGavock,  born  in  Howard  county,  Missouri  in 
1820;  married  in  1857  Ann  Hite  of  Jefferson  county,  Ken¬ 
tucky,  afterwards  resided  near  Haynesville,  Kentucky. 
Children  are: 

8  1  Robert  McGavock,  born  in  Breckenridge  county,  Ken¬ 
tucky,  1852. 

8  2 Thomas  McGavock,  born  1854. 

8  3 Francis  McGavock,  born  1856. 

8  4 William  McGavock,  born  1858. 

8  5Oscar  McGavock,  born  I860. 

8  6Maggie  McGavock,  1862. 

8  7Lilliam  McGavock,  born  1864. 

7  2Thomas  McGavock,  born  in  Howard  county,  Missouri,  1823; 
married  1846  Mary  Lightfoot  of  Breckenridge  county,  Ken¬ 
tucky.  He  died  in  Breckenridge  county,  Kentucky  in 
I860  and  his  wife  died  the  same  year  in  Howard  county, 
Missouri.  Children  as  follows: 

8  1  Daniel  C.  McGavock,  born  1847,  served  in  Confederate 
army  under  General  Price  and  died  in  Arkansas  in 
1865. 

8  2Rosa  McGavock,  born  in  Breckenridge  county,  Kentucky 

1850. 

8  3Annie  McGavock,  born  in  Hancock  county,  Kentucky, 

1851. 

8  4  Lander  McGavock,  born  in  Breckenridge  county,  Ken¬ 
tucky,  1853. 


397 


GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


8  5  Ada  McGavock,  born  in  Breckenridge  county,  Kentucky* 
1855. 

8  6Emma  McGavock,  born  1857- 

8  "Gordon  McGavock,  born  in  Howard  county,  Missouri, 

I860. 

7  3 Jacob  McGavock,  born  in  Howard  county,  Missouri,  1824, 

married  1845,  Elizabeth  Haynes,  of  Davis  county,  Ken¬ 
tucky,  issue  as  follows: 

8  1Sarah  McGavock,  born  in  Breckenridge  county,  Ken¬ 
tucky,  1845. 

8  2Mary  McGavock,  born  in  Davis  county,  Kentucky,  1847. 

8  3 James  McGavock,  born  in  Davis  county,  Kentucky, 

1849. 

8  4Ella  McGavock,  born  in  Davis  county,  Kentucky,  I860. 

8  5  Morgan  McGavock,  born  in  Tennessee,  1862. 

8  6Ida  McGavock,  born  in  Breckenridge  county,  Kentucky, 
1864. 

8  7 Robert  McGavock,  born  in  Athens,  Alabama,  1866. 

7  4 Robert  McGavock,  born  in  Breckenridge  county,  Kentucky, 

1826  and  resided  near  Franklin,  Howard  county,  Mis¬ 
souri;  married,  first,  1853,  Matilda  Bondurant  who  died 
in  1854;  second,  Sally  Cruz  in  1856.  Issue  as  follows: 

8  1William  McGavock,  born  in  Howard  county,  Mis¬ 
souri,  1862. 

8  2James  McGavock,  born  in  Howard  county,  Missouri  in 
1864. 

8  3 Rosa  McGavock,  born  1866,  and  others. 

7  5 James  McGavock,  born  in  Breckenridge  county,  Kentucky, 

1828,  married  1856,  Martha  Talbott  near  Franklin,  How¬ 
ard  county,  Missouri,  where  they  reside.  Issue  as  fol¬ 
lows  :  Charles  and  Kate  McGavock. 

7  6Gordon  Cloyd  McGavock,  born  in  Breckenridge  county, 
Kentucky,  1839,  married  December  22,  1859,  Lucy  Mary 
Lewis,  daughter  of  Rev.  Addison  Murdock  and  Sarah 
Ann  (Minor)  Lewis.  Rev.  Addison  Lewis  was  of  the 
39S 


LEWIS  AND  KINDRED  FAMILIES. 


Zachary  Lewis  line,  of  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia. 
Issue  as  follows: 

8  JJohn  Lewis  McGavock,  born  1801. 

8  2Sarah  Ann  McGavock,  born  February,  1803. 

8  3  Mary  Cloyd  McGavock,  born  1800. 

8  4  Louisa  McGavock,  born  1809. 

8  5Hugh  McGavock,  born  1871. 

8  6Robert  McGavock,  born  1870,  in  Howard  county,  Mis¬ 
souri. 

7  "John  McGavock,  born  in  Breckenridge  county,  Kentucky, 
1834,  married  1800,  Bettie  Skillman  and  resides  near 
Cloverport,  Kentucky.  Issue:  Leon,  Marion  and  Gordon 
McGavock. 

7  8Frances  McGavock,  born  1840,  and  resides  near  Cloverport, 
Kentucky,  married  1805,  Maggie  Cunningham,  daughter 
of  Rev.  Alexander  Cunningham,  of  Franklin,  Tennessee. 
Issue:  Lynn  McGavock,  born  1807  and  others. 

Children  of  Jones  H.  and  Clara  (Hickman)  Flournoy: 

7  1  Sarah  A.  Flournoy  married  Andrew  Adams. 

7  2Eliza  M.  Flournoy  married  George  W.  Cook. 

7  3 Mary  L.  Flournoy  married  Robert  W.  Simpson  in  1854  and 

resides  at  Boonville,  Missouri,  their  children  are:  Frank 
F.,  Clara  A.,  and  Thomas  Simpson. 

7  4 Martha  M.  Flournoy  married  Robert  T.  Ross. 

7  5 Napoleon  L.  Flournoy,  died  young. 

Children  of  Maj.  James  S.  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Hickman) 
Rollins : 

7  1Sophia  Woodson  Rollins,  born  1839,  died  1841. 

7  2  James  Hickman  Rollins,  born  1841,  educated  at  West  Point, 

New  York,  and  graduated  in  1802.  He  married  Miss 
Bowen  and  died,  leaving  his  wife  and  three  children,  H. 
B.,  Eulalie  and  Mrs.  J.  L.  Sehon. 

7  3 Laura  H.  Rollins,  born  1844,  married  I.  O.  Hockaday,  died 

in  1904,  leaving  two  sons,  Rollins  and  Irvin,  and  one 
39? 


GENEALOGIES  OF  THE 


daughter,  Eulalie,  who  married  Rev.  Sneed,  a  Presbyter¬ 
ian  minister. 

7  4Mary  Elizabeth  Rollins,  born  1846,  married  John  H. 
Overall,  a  lawyer  of  distinction,  who  died  1905;  she  has 
three  children,  John,  Florence  and  Adelle. 

7  5Sallie  Rodes  Rollins,  born  1849,  died - . 

7  6George  Bingham  Rollins,  born  1852.  He  graduated  from 
the  University  of  Missouri  in  1872,  with  honors,  married 
January  25,  1882,  Margarett  B.  Clarkson,  daughter  of 
John  S.  Clarkson,  they  have  four  children,  Clarkson, 
Frank,  James,  Sidney  and  Margarett. 

7  7 Curtis  B.  Rollins,  born  1853,  married  Ruth  MeCune,  have 

two  children,  C.  B.,  Jr.,  and  Ruth. 

7  8 Flora  Rollins,  born  1855,  married  Rev.  Gray,  an  Episcopal' 

minister,  who  died;  she  has  two  daughters,  Mary,  who 
was  married  April  19,  1906,  to  Mr.  Sidney  Stephens,  son 
of  Hon.  E.  W.  Stephens  of  Columbia,  Missouri;  and 
Florence  Gray. 

7  9Frank  Rollins,  born  1858,  died  - . 

7  10 Woodson  Rollins,  born  I860,  died  young. 


400 


APPENDIX. 

It  had  been  the  purpose  of  the  authors  to  include  a  geneal¬ 
ogy  of  the  Tandy  family  in  this  book,  but  having  accumulated 
considerable  data  and  knowing  this  could  be  increased,  have 
decided  to  publish  it  in  a  separate  edition  hereafter.  We  are 
also  collecting  material  for  the  Beazley  and  Woolfolk  geneal¬ 
ogy. 


26 


401 


2 

4 

6 

9 

4 

8 

5 

3 

6 

8 

3 

4 

3 

7 

9 

8 

9 

6 

4 

7 

5 

7 

7 

4 

9 

6 

7 

3 

4 

8 

7 

7 

5 


INDEX  TO  LEWIS  FAMILY. 


[The  numbers  preceding  names  indicate  the  generation.] 


A 

Abraham,  365. 

Addison  Murdock,  138,  143, 
144,  398. 

Addison,  112. 

Agnes,  29. 

Alice,  139. 

Americus  Washington,  27. 
Ann,  25,  60,  90. 

Andrew,  181,  182,  183. 

Ann,  67,  103. 

Ann,  110. 

Ann,  135,  183. 

Ann,  184,  186. 

Anna,  366. 

Annah  Hornsby,  35. 

Annie,  111. 

Annie,  E.  Freeland,  110. 
Annie  Hinton,  99. 

Ann  Maria,  144. 

Ann  Overton,  138  140. 

Ann  Susan,  99,  100. 

Ann  Terrell,  144. 

Augustine,  26. 

Authur,  131. 

B 

Bettie,  184. 

Bettie,  30. 

Bettie,  119. 

Bettie,  122,  131. 

Benjamin,  139. 

Benjamin,  M.  D.  139. 

Bettie  Fitzhugh,  127. 

C 

Carl,  144. 

Caroline,  112. 

Cadwalader,  143. 


4  Cadwalader,  138. 

7  Catherine,  27,  119,  123. 

8  Catherine,  27. 

8  Celestine,  29. 

9  Cephalie,  28, 

2  Charles,  188. 

8  Charles,  124. 

6  Charles,  54,  66,  97,  103. 

7  Charles,  27,  119. 

I  5  Charles,  25,  38,  39,  90,  101, 
113,  128. 

4  Charles,  89,  177,  184. 

6  Charles  Augustine,  130. 

7  Charles  Augustine,  131. 

6  Charles  Lilburn,  101. 

6  Charles  Orville,  M.  D. 

8  Charles  William,  51. 

8  Claudia  A.,  28. 


D 


2  David,  365. 

3  David,  Jr.,  366. 
7  Dangefleld,  121. 

6  Dorothea,  67. 

3  Dorothy,  146. 

7  Dixon  H.,  32. 


E 


9  Edward  Augustus,  126. 

8  Edward  Garland,  29. 

9  Edward  Park  Custis,  126. 

8  Edward  Park  Custis,  126. 
7  Eleanor,  112,  113. 

9  Eleanor  Angela,  126. 

9  Eleanor  Park  Custis,  127. 
7  Eleanor  W.,  113,  114. 

4  Eliza,  138. 

9  Eliza,  30. 


402 


INDEX  TO  LEWIS  FAMILIES 


8  Eliza,  29. 

3  Elizabeth,  366. 

Elizabeth,  378. 

5  Elizabeth,  26,  86,  90,  102. 

7  Elizabeth,  26,  112. 

8  Elizabeth,  28,  113,  115. 

9  Elizabeth,  28,  29,  99. 

6  Elizabeth,  35,  67,  104. 

4  Elizabeth,  140,  161,  184. 

3  Elizabeth,  141,  186,  316. 

5  Elizabeth  Traver,s  143. 

8  Elvira  Ferguson,  110,  111. 

9  Emma,  28. 

9  Esther  Maria,  126. 

9  Eugene,  28. 

9  Eva,  29. 


F 

8  Fannie,  29. 

8  Fauntleroy,  29. 

7  Fauntleroy,  29. 

7  Fanny  F.,  113. 

7  Fielding,  27. 

6  Fielding,  112,  119. 

8  Fielding,  127. 

5  Col.  Fielding,  112,  117,  119, 

172,  176. 

9  Frank,  28. 

6  Francis,  31. 

6  Frances,  54,  103. 

5  Frances,  90,  143. 

Frances  Downing,  393. 

G 

7  Gabriel,  118. 

8  Garland  Bacon,  110. 

7  George,  119. 

7  Capt.  George,  119. 

5  George  Wythe,  143. 


H 

3  Hannah,  366. 

9  Henry,  28. 

6  Howell,  54,  104,  120. 
5  Howell,  90,  102,  174. 


Howell,  101,  123. 

Howell  C.,  52. 

Huldah  Fountain,  138. 

Huldah  Fountain,  145. 

I 

Isabel,  144. 

Isabella,  103. 

J 

J.  Lewis. 

James,  366. 

James,  54,  112. 

James,  90. 

James,  110. 

Jane,  27. 

Jane,  25,  55,  322. 

Jane,  48,  93,  103,  167,  54. 
Jane  Elizabeth  Taylor,  144. 
Jane  H.,  28. 

Jane  Warner,  36. 

Joel,  366. 

John,  365. 

John,  Jr.,  365. 

John,  366. 

John,  137,  158,  183,  185,  186. 
John,  138,  149. 

John,  26.  112  129. 

John,  26,  112,  117. 

John,  25,  26,  60,  90,  112. 

John,  17,  134. 

John,  28 
John,  29. 

John,  111,  139,  143,  184. 
Joseph,  159. 

Joseph,  28 
Joseph,  35. 

John  A.,  27. 

John  Augustine,  124. 

John  Augustine,  119. 

John  Councilor,  23,  168. 

John  Fielding,  27. 

John  Glassel  Ware,  126. 
Joseph  H.,  28. 

John  Henry,  144,  145. 

John  of  Henrico,  155,  156. 
John  Irish,  178. 


7 

9 

4 

5 

6 

6 

3 

6 

5 

8 

7 

5 

6 

5 

8 

7 

3 

1 

2 

3 

3 

4 

7 

6 

5 

2 

9 

9 

4 

3 

9 

7 

8 

8 

7 

3 

8 

9 

8 

5 

1 

1 


403 


5 

9 

8 

4 

5 

6 

2 

9 

6 

8 

6 

5 

5 

7 

6 

5 

7 

9 

9 

9 

9 

6 

7 

9 

7 

8 

6 

9 

7 

3 

4 

8 

8 

5 

7 

9 

6 

8 


INDEX  TO  LEWIS  FAMILIES. 


John  Lewellen,  143,  144. 
John  M.,  52. 

John  Marks,  51,  52. 

John,  Maj.,  59,  159. 

John  Moncure,  143. 

John  Owen,  153. 

John  Planter,  148,  149. 
Julia  Stevens,  126. 

Dr.  John  Terrell,  393. 

Dr.  John  Talliaferro,  129. 
John  Willis,  99. 

John  Zachary,  61. 

Joseph,  60. 

Joseph  Addison  143,  144. 
Judith,  122. 

Judith  Dibrell,  150. 

Judith  Dibrell,  224. 

Julia,  112 


K 

Kate,  111. 

Kate  Watkins,  99. 
Kitty,  29. 


L 

Lawrence,  126. 

Lawrence,  120. 

Lawrence  Battaile  131. 
Lawrence  Howell,  127. 

Lorenzo,  122. 

Louisa,  110. 

Lucy,  67. 

Lucy,  99. 

Lucy,  129. 

Lucy,  146. 

Lucy,  184. 

Lucy,  29,  125. 

Lucy  B.,  110. 

Lucy  May  145. 

Lucy  Mary,  398. 

Lucy  Meriwether,  97. 

Lucy  Ware,  126. 

M 

Margaret,  35. 

Margaret,  29. 

4°4 


7  Margaret,  113,  114. 

7  Margaret  Douglass,  37. 

8  Martha  J.,  28. 

3  Mary,  136. 

5  Mary,  90,  90. 

5  Mary,  26,  283. 

7  Mary,  32,  121. 

6  Mary,  35,  61,  91,  101,  104,  315 

9  Mary  B.,  99. 

8  Mary  C.,  113,  114. 

8  Mary  Jane,  27. 

5  Mary  Overton,  143. 

4  Mary  Waller,  138,  142. 

6  Mary  Warner,  130. 

7  Mary  Warner,  131,  175. 

10  Mason  A.,  85,  111. 

6  Malcolm  Duane,  M.  D.,  144. 

8  Matilda,  51. 

9  Matilda,  52. 

3  Meriam,  366,  370. 

6  Meriwether,  42,  43,  48. 

6  Mildred,  104,  295 

7  Mildred,  117,  144. 

5  Mildred,  26,  59. 

8  Mildred,  29. 

N 

7  Nancy,  113. 

6  Nicholas,  54,  60. 

5  Nicholas  Hunter,  25,  34,  35. 

6  Nicholas  Meriwether,  35. 

7  Nicholas  Meriwether,  97. 

O 

6  Overton,  146. 

4  Owen,  149. 

P 

4  Patsey  Bickerton,  139. 

4  Pauline,  185. 

7  Philip  Warner,  112. 

7  Pierre,  144. 

R 

7  Randolph,  101. 

6  Rebecca,  112. 


7 

6 

5 

6 

4 

7 

8 

9 

1 

4 

5 

6 

7 

4 

4 

2 

7 

3 

8 

2 

3 

5 

4 

5 

8 

8 

9 

6 

8 

3 

9 

3 

6 

2 

6 

7 

9 

8 

8 


INDEX  TO  LEWIS  FAMILIES. 


Rebecca,  131. 

Reuben,  48. 

Robert,  25,  54,  90,  109. 
Robert,  61,  98,  120. 
Robert,  24,  314. 

Robert,  110. 

Robert,  110. 

Robert  Edgar,  111. 

Gen.  Robert,  15. 
Richmond,  138,  140. 
Richmond  Zachary,  144. 


5  Thomas  Minor,  144,  145. 

6  Thomas  Walker,  34,  36. 

8  Thomas  Warner,  130. 

U 

7  Ulysses,  27. 

8  Ulysses,  28. 


V 


S 


5  Virginia  Ann,  143,  144. 


Sallie,  67. 

Sallie,  114. 

Sallie,  184. 

Samuel,  184. 

Samuel,  180. 

Samuel,  121. 

Col.  Samuel,  183. 
Samuel  Woodson,  110. 
Sarah,  365. 

Sarah  366., 

Sarah,  378. 

Sarah,  26,  66. 

Sarah,  149,  296. 

Sarah  Billingsly,  145. 
Sarah  E.,  28. 

Sarah  L.,  110. 

Susan  B.,  99. 

Susan,  152. 

Susan,  113,  114. 
Susannah,  365 


T 


Thomas,  28. 

Thomas,  183. 

Thomas,  112. 

Thomas,  180,  181. 
Thomas  Addison,  144. 
Thomas  Fielding,  51. 
Thomas  Fielding,  52. 
Thomas  J.,  27. 

Thomas  Jefferson,  27. 


W 

5  Waldo,  144,  145. 

6  Waller  Jr.,  66. 

3  Dr.  Waller,  138,  139,  378. 

8  Warner,  110. 

6  Warner,  109,  112. 

5  Warner,  111,  112. 

7  Warner,  112,  129. 

7  Warner  Meriwether,  99. 

9  Warren  Meriwether,  99. 

9  Walter  Tapp,  52. 

9  William,  29. 

9  William  H„  52. 

7  William,  26,  6Y. 

5  William,  25,  40,  41,  150,  315. 

6  Willis,  103,  104. 

4  Williams,  138,  184,  224. 

2  William,  157,  185. 

3  William,  159,  183,  184. 

9  William  Baskeville,  99. 

8  William  Henry,  127. 

3  William  Terrell,  365. 

3  Col.  Wm„  2,  186. 


Z 

1  Zachary,  132,  134. 

2  Zachary,  134. 

3  Zachary,  137. 

5  Zachary,  152,  150. 

6  Zachary  R.,  153. 


405 


INDEX. 


[Names  of  those  related  to  the  Lewis  family.] 


A 

Abel,  71. 

Abbott  50. 

Abercromby,  27,  28. 

Abraham,  128,  151,  184,  225. 
Adams,  359. 

Adams,  372. 

Adams,  399. 

Adair,  107. 

Alexander,  27,  88,  119,  123,  124, 
296,  304,  353. 

Allen,  32,  33  ,76,  86,  87,  124,  125, 
166  274. 

Ambrose,  384,  395. 

Anderson,  48,  49,  53,  57,  317,  339. 
Andrews,  300,  301. 

Arnold,  29,  30. 

Archer,  114,  115. 

Armistead,  116,  118,  286,  289, 
320. 

Armstrong,  368. 

Armstrong,  77,  152. 

Ashby,  115. 

Atkinson,  60,  161. 

Atmore,  64,  321. 

'  tkinson,  310. 

Atkins,  360. 

Aulick,  368. 

Avery,  73,  80,  111,  297,  298,  303. 


B 

Barret,  26,  86,  87,  88,  89. 
Bathea,  29. 

Black,  36. 

Ballinger,  62,  361,  363. 
Baptiste  70. 

Bass,  73,  80. 

Baker,  76,  140,  323,  340. 


Bailey,  82,  214,  340. 

Baskerville,  94,  99. 

Barbee,  95,  96. 

Ball  100,  113,  117,  129,  172,  173, 
184. 

Basker,  106. 

Badger,  108. 

Bacon,  109,  110. 

Barnett,  112. 

Baylor,  113. 

Barton,  114,  116.  296. 

Barhydt,  116. 

Bassett,  120,  122,  127,  173. 
Battle,  124. 

Bankhead,  130. 

Barksdale,  166,  188. 

Barroll,  255,  260,  261. 

Barrett,  275,  317. 

Bartlett,  320. 

Baldwin,  333. 

Bateman,  340,  345,  349. 

Bannon, 

Bass,  377. 

Baylor,  388. 

Baxter,  392. 

Bancker,  38. 

Bartlow,  80. 

Baughman,  121. 

Battaile,  75,  82,  131. 

Banford,  388. 

Berkeley,  23. 

Berryman,  27. 

Beavens,  29. 

Beaty,  62. 

Beazley,  68.  71,  72,  73,  74,  77,  78, 
79,  84,  85. 

Beckett,  81. 

Berry,  144. 

Bedford,  159,  165,  297,  353. 

Beale,  184. 

Beavers,  333. 


INDEX  TO  LEWIS  KINDLED. 


Best,  383. 

Bennett,  389. 

Berry,  392. 

Billingsly,  76,  82,  138. 

Bibb,  118,  145. 

Bickerton,  139. 

Bingham,  248. 

Boggs,  56,  141. 

Block,  37. 

Blackwell,  114. 

Bloxham,  305. 

Blake,  305. 

Blaydes,  368. 

Blackburn,  368,  369. 

Bledsoe,  371,  373. 

Boyle,  58. 

Boulton,  78,  337  to  351,  354. 
Boyd,  92,  93,  94,  95. 

Bowen,  93,  129. 

Bond,  95,  97. 

Booth,  97,  317. 

Bowles,  112. 

Bower,  122. 

Bomard,  130. 

Bowyer,  180,  184. 

Booker,  291,  313. 

Boling,  296. 

Bostick,  387. 

Boggs,  388. 

Bowman,  395. 

Bondurant.  398. 

Bowen  ,399. 

Brown,  29,  64,  73,  91,  119,  120, 
170,  266,  277,  357. 
Brookins,  30. 

Brickel,  32. 

Browning,  366,  367,  370. 

Brock,  61,  352. 

Bradshaw,  81. 

Brownson,  92. 

Brooks  97. 

Britts,  110. 

Brook,  113,  115,  347. 

Britholl,  118. 

Broadus,  125,  127,  157. 

Bryan,  166. 

Bradley,  184. 

Bramlett,  213. 

Brewster,  214. 


Bryan,  367,  371,  375,  380. 
Brown,  367,  370,  376,  387. 
Bronaugh,  381,  382. 
Bridges,  384. 

Buckner,  49,  53,  87,  173. 
Burruss,  61. 

Bugg,  103. 

Butler,  116,  172,  176. 
Burch,  120. 

Burton,  211,  274. 

Burnley,  319. 

Bush,  344. 

Buford,  371,  373,  396. 
Byrd,  114. 

Byars,  118. 

Bynum  29. 


C 


Cant,  22. 

Carr,  29,  31,  40. 

Casebolt,  63. 

Caine,  65,  321. 

Carlton,  68,  351. 

Carmichael, 

Cranston,  81. 

Campbell,  118,  313,  363. 
Carter,  118,  119,  120,  122,  125, 
126,  213,  307,  352. 

Casey,  121. 

Cason,  125. 

Catlett,  128. 

Cabel,  167,  186. 

Carrington,  167, 

Calahan,  179. 

Cathrae,  181. 

Cary,  214. 

Carson,  328. 

Carnegie,  337. 

Case,  345. 

Carpenter,  346. 

Carlisle,  354. 

Calloway,  367. 

Capps,  369. 

Caldwell,  370. 

Cash,  385. 

Chives  27. 

Christian.  79,  185,  225. 
Chriswell,  112. 

4°7 


INDEX  TO  LEWIS  KINDRED. 


Child,  121. 

Chancellor,  115. 

Champe,  175. 

Clayton,  24,  306. 

Clark,  37,  326. 

Claibourne,  122,  123,  175. 
Clements,  123, 

Clay,  296. 

Clarkson,  366,  400. 

Cocke,  108,  159. 

Covington,  110,  111. 

114  1 1 K 

Cobb’.  102!  106,’  108.  121,  309. 
Coleman,  67,  104,  141. 

Conantz,  75. 

Cotter,  94. 

Cochrane,  37. 

Cowdry,  28. 

Cobbs,  25,  53,  55,  60,  104,  105, 
149,  200,  280  to  314,  334. 
Cook,  21,  139. 

Cook,  399. 

Condiff,  387. 

Culbertson,  391. 

Coppage,  393,  394. 

Cox,  120,  122,  292. 

Cole,  242. 

Corwin,  349. 

Coates,  376. 

Combs,  379,  388. 

Corbin,  114. 

Conn,  119,  121. 

Crawford,  24,  314,  321. 

Crew,  33. 

Critz,  97. 

Crutcher,  384. 

Cunningham,  50,  76,  82,  98,  99, 
100. 

Cutler,  106. 

Custis.  120,  173.  176. 
Cunningham,  399. 


D 

Dabney,  41,  48,  123,  315,  318. 
Davidson,  50,  53,  82,  86,  119,  124, 
296,  303. 

Daniels,  51,  53,  353. 

Dawson,  73,  363. 


Dade,  119. 

Daniel,  94,  95,  97,  138,  140,  143. 
Dangerfield,  119. 

Dandridge,  120. 

Davis,  149,  305,  344,  361,  363. 
Davenport,  149. 

Dalton,  247. 

Darneille,  345. 

Dailey,  362,  363. 

Daniels,  366. 

Davis,  377,  393. 

Daniel,  394. 

Deveraux,  29. 

Denny,  89. 

Denny,  355. 

Dean,  394. 

Dean,  123,  127. 

Deeker,  28. 

Dickinson,  57. 

Dibrell,  98,  151,  191,  194  to  272. 
334. 

Dixon,  165. 

Dickerson,  35. 

Dinwiddie,  354. 

Doe,  32. 

Dowsing,  27. 

Doswell,  57. 

Dodd,  77,  79,  83. 

Douthat,  101,  113,  114,  116,  123, 
180. 

Drumb,  393. 

Dudley,  70,  75. 

Duerson,  70. 

Durant,  81. 

Duer,  116. 

Dunica,  145. 

DuBruil,  189. 

Duval,  252. 

Duke,  372,  397. 

Dunahoo,  378. 

Duncan,  387. 

Dunlap,  392. 

E 

Eastham,  367,  382. 

Eehle,  369. 

Edwards,  372. 

Edmonson,  375. 


INDEX  TO  LEWIS  KINDRED. 


Edwards,  125. 

Edmunds,  167. 

Egar,  376. 

Eiland,  27. 

Elkins,  75. 

Elliston,  110,  111. 

Elliott,  81,  167,  345. 

Elliott,  383,  389,  394. 

Embry,  33,  167. 

Embry,  369. 

Emmitt,  72,  76. 

Enos,  75,  87. 

Engleman,  381,  391. 

Eppes,  102. 

Erwin,  106,  108. 

Estes,  68,  78.  94,  342,  351  to  359. 

359  to  364. 

Evans,  378,  388. 

Evans,  183,  346,  347. 


F 


Farrish,  355. 

FflYfui  QQ4. 

Fauntl’eroy,  25,  26,  27,  31,  32,  34, 

113. 

Farnsley,  62,  321. 

Farmer,  100 
Farrow,  108. 

Fearn,  209,  272,  to  280. 
Ferguson,  73,  110. 

Fisher,  71,  76. 

Finney,  88. 

Fielding,  111,  117. 

Fitzhugh,  123. 

Finks,  123,  127. 

Fitzgerald,  300. 

Flournoy,  373,  399. 

Flemming,  71,  76,  77,  112,  113, 
184,  363. 

Fonda,  368. 

Ford,  99,  388. 

Fox,  112,  113. 

Ford,  134,  146. 

Forbes,  264. 

Fountain,  347. 

Foote,  123. 

Francisco,  229. 


Frogg,  180. 

Frater,  166. 

Franklin,  115. 

Fristoe,  63. 

Fruney,  28. 

Fullelove,  365. 

Fuller,  33. 

Furlough,  55. 

G 

Gary,  270. 

Garrett,  323. 

Gray,  123. 

Garland,  29,  30,  31. 

Gates, 

Garth,  52,  153,  275. 

Gandy,  92. 

Garrard,  107. 

Garnett,  122. 

Gecoby,  361. 

George,  70,  75,  82,  86. 

Givens,  179. 

Gibbs,  213. 

Gilbert,  267. 

Gill,  293. 

Gilmer,  41,  180,  316,  318,  324, 
345. 

Gilson,  64,  66. 

Gilman,  75. 

Gilliam,  86. 

Gibson,  102. 

Gilmore,  382,  394. 

Giddings,  387. 

Gilbert.  391,  392. 

Gilliland,  395. 

Glenn,  32,  106,  107,  110,  305. 
Glover,  97,  152. 

Gordon,  54. 

Gordon,  366. 

Gooch,  112. 

Goodwin,  131,  343. 

Graff, 

Greenhaw,  140. 

Grace,  278. 

Grady,  310. 

Green,  16,  20.  22.  23,  30.  50. 
94,  96,  129,  175,  176,  361. 

I  Grooms,  29,  30. 


INDEX  TO  LEWIS  KINDRED. 


Graves,  53,  68,  320. 

Graham,  55. 

Grafton,  56. 

Grubbs,  77,  83. 

Great,  89. 

Gregory,  99,  117,  119,  173. 
Griffith,  110. 

Griffin.  112,  116,  291. 

Grimes,  367,  368,  387,  388. 
Gray,  400. 

Guitar,  375. 

Guthrie,  385. 

Gwynn,  58,  165,  360,  361,  362. 
Gwatkin,  116,  303. 

H 

Hamner,  296. 

Hall,  303. 

Harvie,  316. 

Hays,  328. 

Hargett,  340. 

Hardin,  353. 

Hands,  81. 

Harkness,  81  . 

Harrison,  93,  116,  121. 
Haywood,  94. 

Hagan,  108. 

Harwood,  112. 

Haley,  213. 

Hatcher,  255,  262  to  266. 
Haggard,  363. 

Harvey,  22,  63. 

Hamton,  27. 

Hamond,  36. 

Hamilton,  37,  357. 

Harper,  48,  49. 

Haralson,  54. 

Halsy,  60,  161. 

Hart,  77,  84,  324. 

Hayden,  80,  133,  137. 

Hart,  365. 

Hall,  368,  386. 

Harris,  378,  385. 

Haley,  379,  383,  384,  389. 
Hanson,  380,  390. 

Hayden,  388. 

Haynes,  397. 

Helwig,  347. 


Herndon,  353. 

Heuser,  100. 

Henderson,  101. 

Helm,  116. 

Hendrix,  270. 

Hewett,  275. 

Hedges,  50,  361. 

Henly,  62. 

Herdman,  65,  66. 

Heflin,  70. 

Henry,  76. 

Headley,  368. 

Helm,  390. 

Heeley,  34. 

Hickman,  366,  367,  370,  372,  373, 
374,  380,  381,  383,  387,  389, 
393,  396,  397,  399. 

Hickman,  69. 

Hill,  61,  67,  104,  108,  138,  142, 
165. 

Hines,  26,  54,  253. 

Hix,  145. 

Hite,  116,  181. 

Hinton,  99,  103. 

Hill,  367,  379,  383,  384,  387,  389, 
395. 

Hite,  397. 

Hobson,  93. 

Holmes,  314. 

Hoge,  100. 

Howard,  109. 

Holt,  116. 

Hogan,  123. 

Hocker,  152. 

Howlett,  268. 

Howell,  17,  89. 

Hodo,  30. 

Hornsby,  35. 

Hopkins,  50,  53,  91,  334. 
Holladay,  69,  138,  141. 

Holladay,  367,  377,  384,  385,  386, 
387 

Holton,  383. 

Hord,  389. 

Hockaday,  399. 

Hood,  377. 

Hood,  34. 

Hood,  214. 

Hubbard,  293. 


410 


INDEX  TO  LEWIS  KINDRED. 


Hunter,  346. 

Hunt,  97. 

Hudson,  101. 

Hughes,  102,  144,  180,  289,  353. 
Hull,  107. 

Hutter,  291. 

Hutchings,  33. 

Hudspeth,  52. 

Hume,  76,  354,  355,  358. 

Hultz,  77,  83. 

Hutchison,  370,  372,  373. 
Hughes,  373. 

Huston,  378. 


I 

Ingle,  122. 

Innis,  112. 

Ingraham,  28. 

Irvine,  99,  100. 
Iverson,  132,  134,  137. 
Irvine,  380. 


J 

Jarrel,  355. 

Jacobs.  357. 

Jamison,  315. 

Jackson,  79,  107. 

Jett,  214. 

Jefferson,  25,  101,  130. 

Jeffries,  100,  103,  122. 

Jenkins,  121,  213. 

Jewett,  139. 

Jennings,  289. 

Jeffries,  376. 

Jones,  27,  34,  92,  114,  116,  118, 
127,  222,  253,  296,  298,  300. 
Johnson,  52,  55,  87,  96,  106,  108, 
150,  157,  316,  352,  353,  355, 
357. 

Johnston,  72,  77,  78,  84,  140,  349, 
355,  357. 

Jones,  368,  369. 

Johnston,  371,  372,  379. 

Johnson,  385. 

Jughs,  388. 

Kale,  352,  353. 


K 

Kennon,  26,  27,  29,  31,  90,  102, 
104. 

Kenedy,  88,  89,  363. 

Keene,  32. 

Keenan,  57. 

King,  96,  134,  339. 

Kirkland,  100. 

Killebrew,  118. 

King,  369. 

Kidwell,  389. 

Kiler,  395. 

L 

Lambeth,  231. 

Landonia,  296. 

Lackland,  297. 

Lamkin,  339. 

Landam,  355. 

Landis,  52. 

Latimer,  54. 

Lapsley,  63. 

Lane,  77. 

Latimer,  119.,  124. 

Latane,  129. 

Lamar,  106. 

Leflwich,  214. 

Leitch,  317. 

Leonard,  320. 

Lea,  27. 

Letcher,  70. 

Lemoine,  88. 

Leonard,  372. 

Lee,  22,  101,  102,  196,  198,  200, 
209,  211,  226,  272,  278,  293, 

300. 

Leyden,  335. 

Lighter,  361. 

Livermore,  37. 

Livingston,  80,  85. 

Lightfoot,  130. 

Littlepage,  134,  141. 

Lindsay,  365. 

Little,  394. 

Lightfoot,  397. 

Love,  183. 

Logwood,  268. 


411 


INDEX  TO  LEWIS  KINDRED. 


Longley,  16. 
Lonby,  27. 
Lobban,  52. 
Loyd,  64. 

Lowe,  106. 
Lockhart,  366. 
Logan,  381,  388. 
Luke,  184. 
Lurty,  121. 
Lumpkin,  106. 
Lynn,  179. 
Lynes,  355,  356. 
Lyack,  32. 
Luckett,  36. 
Lynott,  37. 

Lyne,  102. 


M 


Mann,  60,  161. 

Mansfield,  69. 

Martian,  20,  21,  23. 

Marks,  42,  315,  318. 

Matheny,  76. 

Martin,  84,  86,  118. 

Marshall,  113,  114,  115,  116,  175, 
184,  329. 

Maupin,  115. 

Massie,  131. 

Madison,  183. 

Marr,  264. 

Mackey,  302. 

Manson,  305. 

Malory,  319. 

Mannen,  340. 

Martin,  365,  366. 

Mackey,  365. 

Marks,  366. 

Madison,  366. 

Magill,  384,  396. 

Marshall,  372,  396. 

Markham,  371. 

Mantz,  80,  85. 

McAllister,  16.  196,  246,  286,  287. 

291,  327  to  337. 

McAlester,  73. 

McBride,  107. 

McCoy,  50,  144. 


McCrocklie,  50. 

McConathy,  73. 

McCalla,  73. 

McClanahan,  78,  180,  183. 
McCondie,  389. 

McCune,  400. 

McCandish,  114. 

McClannahan,  366. 

McDonald,  327,  363. 

McFarlane,  361. 

McGruder,  55. 

McGuire,  114,  116,  120,  123. 
McGhee,  122,  126. 

McGavock,  145. 

McGrarth,  365. 

McGavock,  373,  397. 

McHarg,  356,  358. 

Mcllhaney,  116,  180. 

McKinney,  144. 

McKinney,  387. 

McLane,  73. 

McLinn,  95,  96. 

McMorris,  57. 

McMurdo,  317. 

McNeil,  301. 

McPike,  73. 

McReynolds,  333. 

Bishop  Meade,  18. 

Meriwether,  24,  25,  26,  35.  36, 
53,  55,  60,  61,  90,  91,  134, 
136,  137,  314,  to  327. 

Melton,  89. 

Mercer,  119. 

Merwin,  122,  127. 

Menslow,  320. 

Merritt,  343. 

Metcalf.  355. 

Miller,  35,  75,  92,  364. 

Mills,  56,  122,  127. 

Minor,  57,  58,  117,  130,  138. 
Milner,  109. 

Mitchell,  122,  127,  143,  213,  357. 
Ming,  149. 

Minton,  387. 

Miller,  395. 

Mitchell,  384. 

Mills,  387. 

Morgan,  38. 

Mosby,  50. 


412 


INDEX  TO  LEWIS  KINDRED. 


Morris,  58. 

Mosely,  60,  150,  159,  161,  224, 
236. 

Moncrek,  86. 

Morton,  95,  96,  97,  103,  302,  339. 
Morgan,  98,  214. 

Morat,  175. 

Montgomery,  179. 

Motley,  287,  293. 

Morselle,  320. 

Montigue,  351,  359. 

Morrow,  367. 

Morgan,  368. 

Moss,  371,  376. 

Morrison,  373. 

Moore,  32,  70,  87,  317,  318,  334. 
Moors,  333. 

Moore,  369. 

Murdock,  28. 

Murray,  179,  188. 

Murrell,  300,  306,  340. 

Munday,  339. 

Murphy,  343. 

Musick,  366. 

N 

Nash,  116,  165. 

Nevill,  149. 

Nelson,  62,  115,  139,  167,  304. 
Nipher,  81. 

Norton,  112. 

Norville,  184. 

O 

Officer,  214. 

Oliver,  29,  112,  113. 

Oldham,  321. 

Orme,  38,  328. 

Orr,  110. 

Osborne,  53. 

Overall,  367,  400. 

Owens,  75,  97,  98,  120,  320. 
Owens,  377,  391. 

P 

Page,  304. 

Park,  354,  355,  358. 

Palmer,  28,  101.  102,  361. 


Patton,  32. 

Payne,  54,  69,  78  ,116,  118,  133, 
157. 

Parsons,  63. 

Paxton,  75. 

Panell,  93. 

Patty,  123,  124. 

Patterson,  143,  150,  153,  211,  22  3. 
Paschal,  392. 

Patterson,  391. 

Parrish,  386. 

Perrine,  341. 

Pepper,  65,  94,  339. 

Peters,  391. 

Perry,  72,  79,  323. 

Pearman,  80. 

Peyton,  113,  114,  119,  186. 
Perkins,  149,  266,  277. 

Pearson,  379. 

Phillips,  268. 

Pitman,  380. 

Pigg,  389. 

Pierce  253,  355. 

Poindexter,  286. 

Porter,  317. 

Pope,  344. 

Posey,  54. 

Poindexter,  56. 

Pollard,  61,  120. 

Pollock,  62. 

Postlewaite,  122. 

Poston,  213,  219. 

Price,  296. 

Prentis,  59. 

Preston,  65. 

|  Proctor,  124. 

|  Prather,  144. 

Preston,  185,  248 
Pryor,  250. 

!  Pruett,  371. 

Prewitt,  .380,  390. 
i  Price,  384. 

Pritchett,  384. 

Putnam.  121. 

Purse,  385. 


|  Quarles,  68,  317. 


INDEX  TO  LEWIS  KINDRED. 


R 

Rains,  123,  127. 

Rawlings,  353. 

Rateree,  30. 

Rainey,  36,  348. 

Ragland,  53,  77,  83,  86,  98. 
Randolph,  90,  101,  130,  298. 
Rankin,  166. 

Radcliff,  395. 

Reid,  320. 

Reade,  20,  22,  23,  81,  91,  93,  94, 
95,  96,  97,  163,  169,  300. 
Renfroe,  29,  30,  31. 

Rea,  63. 

Reed,  175. 

Reese,  370. 

Reed,  383,  390. 

Rhea,  214. 

Rhodes,  63. 

Richmond,  29,  30,  99. 

Richardson,  348. 

Ridgley,  88,  89. 

Rives,  100,  121,  125. 

Ridley,  104. 

Richardson,  140. 

Richards,  74,  81. 

Row,  352,  353. 

Rowyer,  29. 

Ross,  32. 

Robinson,  36,  121,  360,  361,  363, 
364. 

Rogers,  49. 

Robards,  60,  159,  161. 

Rouse,  75. 

Roberts,  93,  116. 

Robertson,  186. 

Robertson,  370. 

Rollins,  374,  399. 

Robinson,  376. 

Rogers,  387. 

Roots,  21,  105,  106,  165. 

Rucker,  268. 

Rucker,  106. 

Russell,  241,  243  to  246. 

S 

Sanfley,  63. 

Sarbrook,  21. 


Salter,  394. 

Sampson,  162. 

Scruggs,  36. 

Scott,  37,  48,  51,  56,  59,  72,  138, 
140,  144,  167,  287,  290,  302. 
Schooler,  359. 

Sexton,  81. 

Selden,  114,  298. 

Shell,  29. 

Shay,  40. 

Sherril,  94,  95,  96. 

Shelby,  124,  275. 

Shafer,  144,  145. 

Shipman,  150,  226. 

Shelby,  372. 

Shockley,  383,  395. 

Shibley,  253. 

Shackleford,  372,  377,  381,  382, 
391,  396. 

Shrewsberry,  213,  218,  249. 
Simons,  266. 

Simms,  27,  166. 

Simpson,  399. 

Simpson,  88. 

Skillman,  399. 

Slaughter,  56,  71,  292,  296,  303. 
Smith,  376,  388.  389,  392,  395. 
Smith,  23,  107,  308,  52. 

Smith,  96,  114,  120,  125,  134,  139, 
146,  169,  288,  335,  341,  343, 
348,  355. 

Smoot,  116. 

Sneed,  400. 

Sneed,  166. 

Snyder,  340. 

Sorley,  31. 

Spivy,  27. 

Spotswood.  119. 

Spencer,  166. 

Speers,  388. 

Sparks,  252. 

Squires,  63. 

Squires,  343. 

Stanard,  16. 

Stubbs,  19. 

Sturgis,  26. 

Stewart,  28,  145. 

Stone,  31. 

Street,  33. 


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INDEX  TO  LEWIS  KINDLED. 


Strayor,  52. 
Stribbling,  116. 
Stanly,  116. 
Starling,  118. 
Stephens,  144. 
Strother,  385. 
Stephens,  400. 
Stevenson,  176. 
Stone,  390. 

Singer,  389. 
Strother,  179,  180. 
Stuart,  180. 
Stratton,  214. 
Stockston,  256. 
Staples,  270. 

Stiff,  361,  362. 
Stanford,  40. 
Stovall,  366. 

Starr,  368. 

St.  Cyr,  380. 

Suit,  64, 

Sullivan,  214. 
Sweringen,  88,  306. 
Swan,  117,  277,  278. 
Swift,  139. 
Swaggard,  344, 
Swinney,  382. 
Switzler,  374. 
Sylvester,  37. 


T 


Taylor,  31,  35,  57,  59,  90,  94,  95, 
113,  115,  125,  129,  214,  274, 
297,  353. 

Tapp,  51,  52. 

Tatum,  57. 

Tandy,  68,  69,  72,  74,  75.  78,  79, 
81,  84,  85,  346,  349. 
Taliaferro,  114,  115,  125,  128, 
174. 

Talley,  338. 

Talbott,  390,  398. 

Taliaferro,  366,  389. 

Taylor,  386. 

Talbot,  110. 

Terry,  51. 

Terrell,  138. 


Templin,  267. 

Terrell,  365,  366. 

Thwing,  288. 

Throckmorton,  112,  165. 
Thurman,  58. 

Thornton,  25,  34,  50,  110,  112, 
113,  117,  118,  125,  173,  289, 
314,  322. 

Thomas,  366,  368,  391. 

Thurman,  382. 

Thompson,  378,  384,  386,  395. 
Thom,  129. 

Thompson,  26,  51,  55,  140,  184, 
317. 

Thomas,  35,  36,  114,  344. 
Tinsley,  381,  392. 

Truitt,  388. 

Tindell,  149. 

Timberlake,  117. 

Tichenor,  108. 

Tibbetts,  75. 

Townley,  22. 

Topping,  53. 

Todd,  143,  353. 

Torbett,  355,  358. 

Tomlinson,  358. 

Toole,  374. 

Trent,  186. 

Trottman,  156. 

Truitt,  352. 

Turpin,  32,  33,  63. 

Tunstall,  61,  298. 

Tucker,  119,  121,  253. 

Turner,  356,  358. 

Tureman,  366,  371. 
i  Turner,  396. 

Tyler,  16,  94. 


V 

Venable,  152,  167. 
Vincent,  118. 
Victor,  340. 


W 

Washam,  102. 
Warring,  129. 


INDEX  TO  LEWIS  KINDRED 


Walton,  313. 

Watt,  338. 

Waite,  244. 

Wade,  357. 

Ware,  52,  53,  122,  126. 

Waller,  66,  116,  134,  137. 
Watkins,  71,  77,  83,  95,  97,  99. 
Wall,  73,  80. 

Wallace,  74,  82,  121,  125. 
Walker,  374,  375. 

Waller,  385,  386. 

Wallace,  387. 

Washington,  20,  23,  24,  117,  119, 

122,  163,  168,  172,  174,176. 
Watson,  33,  36,  226. 

Walker,  34,  36,  93,  96,  97,  98,  99, 

123,  275,  299. 

Warner,  16,  18,  19,  22,  23,  24, 
111,  163,  167. 

West,  230. 

Weaver,  357. 

Wehb,  49,  58. 

Wettlesby,  77. 

Whitner,  106,  108,  109. 

Whiting,  113,  361. 

Whitley,  184. 

Whitfield,  214. 

Wheatley,  91,  93. 

Wheeler,  391. 

White.  55,  70,  98,  100,  102,  135, 
136  328 

Wilson,’  97,  98,  116,  351.  359. 
Wilkie,  265. 

Winfield,  149,  319. 

Winchester,  145. 

Williams,  31,  62,  64,  71,  91,  92, 
93,  320,  321,  353. 


Witherspoon,  27. 

Winn,  349. 

Wise,  355. 

Windebank,  21,  22. 

Williamson,  33. 

Winston,  62,  86. 

|  Wigglesworth,  67,  69,  75. 

!  Wright,  70,  114,  117. 

Willis,  81,  90,  102,  119,  121,  170, 
174. 

Wilson,  367,  373. 

Winn,  395. 

Wormley,  120,  121. 

Worthington,  340. 

Woodford,  369,  386. 

Woodson,  371. 

Woods,  375. 

Woodson,  90,  102,  109,  158. 
Woodford,  174. 

Wood,  35,  49,  51,  62,  80,  315. 
Woods,  52,  289. 

Woolfolk,  61,  67,'  68,  69,  71,  72 
75,  76,  77,  82,  139,  143. 
Woolfolk,  378. 

Wright,  384,  393. 

Wythe,  135,  136. 


Y 


Yates,  116. 

Yancey,  180. 

Young,  375. 

Youngblood,  29,  30,  31. 
Young,  68,  361. 


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